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viscosity

[vi-skos-i-tee] / vɪˈskɒs ɪ ti /


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The goal is to find the perfect viscosity of chocolate on Magnum bars, for the perfect crunch.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Superfluids, such as liquid helium cooled to temperatures near absolute zero, are an unusual state of matter that flows without viscosity.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

Soon, this liquid ferments into a tangy beverage with a touch of viscosity, somewhat like Mexico’s pulque.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

The team then adjusted temperature to change viscosity.

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

A mixture of sand and fine brown adobe clays and gray caliche, it had the texture, viscosity, and crippling powers of a tar pit.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The motility and energetics of sperm were less influenced by fluid flow in environments with lower viscosities.

From Science Daily Nov. 1, 2023

The team then tested the stability of the lava under a range of speeds, viscosities, and layer thicknesses.

From Science Magazine Jun. 9, 2023

Break it in two at room temperature and its various layers will stretch and ooze at different delicious viscosities.

From Washington Post Jan. 3, 2018

As you might expect, the viscosities of gases are much less than those of liquids, and these viscosities are often temperature dependent.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Nay, if those grumous and speckly viscosities of evil green, orange, poppy purple, and nameless hues, are the only things which give us any pleasure?

From Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life by Vernon Lee




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