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viscous
English
Etymology
First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin visc?sus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?s.k?s/
- Homophone: viscus
- Rhymes: -?sk?s
Adjective
viscous (comparative more viscous, superlative most viscous)
- Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
- (physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity.
Synonyms
- (having a thick consistency): syrupy, viscid, viscose, thickflowing
Antonyms
- (physics): inviscid
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visc?sus, from Latin viscum.
Adjective
viscous m (oblique and nominative feminine singular viscouse)
- viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly)
Descendants
- Middle French: visqueux
- French: visqueux
- ? English: viscous
References
- viscous on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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discous
English
Etymology
From Latin discus (“disk”). See disk.
Adjective
discous (comparative more discous, superlative most discous)
- Like a disk; discoid.
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