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1 viscous
['viskës] adj. ngjitës, i trashë, veshtullor, viskoz
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Viscous fingering — is the formation of patterns in a morphologically unstable interface between two fluids in a porous medium or in a Hele Shaw cell. It occurs when a less viscous fluid in injected displacing a more viscous one (in the inverse situation, with the… … Wikipedia
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 — (adj.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. viscous, from L.L. viscosus sticky, from L. viscum anything sticky, birdlime made from mistletoe, mistletoe, probably from PIE root *weis to melt away, flow (used of foul or malodorous fluids); see VIRUS (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
viscous damping — noun (physics) An opposing force proportional to velocity, eg that resulting from viscosity of oil • • • Main Entry: ↑viscous … Useful english dictionary
viscous flow — noun A type of fluid flow in which there is a continuous steady motion of the particles, the motion at a fixed point always remaining constant • • • Main Entry: ↑viscous … Useful english dictionary
viscous water — noun Water thickened by addition of chemicals, used in fighting forest fires • • • Main Entry: ↑viscous … Useful english dictionary
viscous — index coherent (joined) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
viscous — [adj] sticky, gummy adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, gluey*, glutinous, gooey*, mucilaginous, ropy, slimy, stiff, syrupy, tenacious, thick, tough, viscid; concept 606 Ant. unsticky, watery … New thesaurus
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 — adjective Etymology: Middle English viscouse, from Anglo French viscos, from Late Latin viscosus full of birdlime, viscous, from Latin viscum mistletoe, birdlime; akin to Old High German wīhsila cherry, Greek ixos mistletoe Date: 14th century 1.… … New Collegiate Dictionary