viˈskäsəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English viscosite, from Middle French viscosité, from Medieval Latin viscositat-, viscositas, from Late Latin viscosus viscous + Latin -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : the quality or state of being viscous ; specifically : the physical property of a fluid or semifluid that enables it to develop and maintain a certain amount of shearing stress dependent upon the velocity of flow and then to offer continued resistance to flow — compare coefficient of kinematic viscosity , fluidity
b. : coefficient of viscosity
c. : the capability possessed by a solid of yielding continually under shearing stress
2. : a viscous substance or mass