different between viscosity vs dilatant

English

Etymology

From Middle French viscosité, from Old French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositas; analysable as viscous +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /v?s?k?s?ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v?s?k?s?ti/
• Rhymes: -?s?ti
• Hyphenation: vis?cos?i?ty

Noun

viscosity (countable and uncountable, plural viscosities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being viscous.
2. (countable, physics) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
3. (uncountable, psychology) A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.

Antonyms

• fluidity

Derived terms

Translations

English

Adjective

dilatant (comparative more dilatant, superlative most dilatant)

1. Tending to dilate, or causing dilation.
2. (physics) Exhibiting dilatancy.

Noun

dilatant (plural dilatants)

1. A dilator.
2. (physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.

Anagrams

• atlantid

Catalan

Verb

dilatant

1. present participle of dilatar

French

Verb

dilatant

1. present participle of dilater

Latin

Verb

d?l?tant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of d?l?t?

Romanian

Etymology

From French dilatant.

Adjective

dilatant m or n (feminine singular dilatant?, masculine plural dilatan?i, feminine and neuter plural dilatante)

1. dilatant

Declension