Definition of Viscosity

the thickness of a liquid or its resistance to movement

Examples of Viscosity in a sentence

The syrup flows slowly from the bottle because of its viscosity.  🔊

Because the patient was dehydrated, his blood had a very high viscosity and was difficult to extract.  🔊

The frozen ice has a higher viscosity than running water.  🔊

Because the poisonous gas had a low viscosity, it spread around the room quickly.  🔊

The colder a liquid gets the more its viscosity enlarges.  🔊

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