viscous consistency

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• Viscous — Vis cous, a. [L. viscosus. See {Viscid}.] Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. {Vis cous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Note: There is no well defined distinction in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• viscous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity. ORIGIN Latin viscosus, from viscum birdlime …   English terms dictionary

• viscous — [vis′kəs] adj. [ME viscouse < LL viscosus < L viscum, birdlime made from mistletoe berries, mistletoe, prob. < IE base * weis : see VIRUS] 1. having a cohesive and sticky fluid consistency; viscid 2. Physics having viscosity viscously… …   English World dictionary

• viscous — Sticky; marked by high viscosity. [see viscid, viscosity] * * * vis·cous vis kəs adj 1) having a glutinous consistency and the quality of sticking or adhering: VISCID 2) having or characterized by viscosity <a viscous flow> * * * vis·cous… …   Medical dictionary

• viscous — [ vɪskəs] adjective having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity. Derivatives viscously adverb viscousness noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. viscous or late L. viscosus, from L. viscum birdlime …   English new terms dictionary

• viscous — viscously, adv. viscousness, n. /vis keuhs/, adj. 1. of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive. 2. having the property of viscosity. Also, viscose. [1350 1400; ME < LL viscosus, equiv. to L visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime (made… …   Universalium

• viscous — adjective /ˈvɪs.kəs/ a) Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid b) Of or pertaining to viscosity Syn: syrupy, viscid, viscose See Als …   Wiktionary

• viscous — vis•cous [[t]ˈvɪs kəs[/t]] adj. 1) phs of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive 2) phs having the property of viscosity • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL viscōsus= L visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime (made with mistletoe berries) …   From formal English to slang

• viscous — /ˈvɪskəs / (say viskuhs) adjective 1. sticky, adhesive, or glutinous; of a glutinous character or consistency; thick. 2. having the property of viscosity. {Middle English viscouse, from Latin viscōsus, from viscum birdlime} –viscously, adverb… …  

• thick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. broad, wide, massive, thickset, stout, fat; dense, solid; populous, crowded; heavy, viscous, creamy, gooey (sl.); foggy, smoky, hazy; hoarse, guttural, throaty; slow[ witted], witless. See breadth,… …   English dictionary for students

• heavy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. weighty, heavyset (See gravity); oppressive, tedious, tiresome; dull, gloomy, overcast; strong, pressing, large; somber, dismal, dejected, sad, melancholy; slow, inert, sluggish; grievous, serious.… …   English dictionary for students