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viscosity in Italian

viscosity in Italian is viscosità — viscosity means how thick a liquid is and how strongly it resists flowing; honey has a high viscosity, water a low one.

viscosity in Italian

viscosità
noun
(uncountable) The state of being viscous.

What does "viscosity" mean?

  1. noun How thick a liquid is and how strongly it resists flowing; honey has a high viscosity, water a low one.
    "Cold weather raises the viscosity of the oil, so the engine turns over slowly."
  2. noun In physics, a measurable property of a fluid equal to the ratio of shear stress to the rate of shear, expressed in units such as the pascal second or the poise.
    "The dynamic viscosity of water at 20 °C is about one millipascal second."
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viscosity in a sentence

  • Cold weather raises the viscosity of the oil, so the engine turns over slowly.
  • Stir until the sauce reaches the viscosity of single cream.
  • The dynamic viscosity of water at 20 °C is about one millipascal second.

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What is "viscosity" in Italian?

"viscosity" in Italian is viscosità. viscosity means: How thick a liquid is and how strongly it resists flowing; honey has a high viscosity, water a low one.

How do you use "viscosity" in a sentence?

Example: "Cold weather raises the viscosity of the oil, so the engine turns over slowly." In Italian, "viscosity" is viscosità.

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