viscosity
Honey's sluggish property
Viscosity is a fluid's resistance to flow.
Honey has high viscosity; water has low viscosity.
The term appears in technical contexts—engine oils are graded by viscosity—but also figuratively for anything that moves sluggishly: the viscosity of bureaucratic processes.
Viscous is the adjective form.
Reliable adherence to standards
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- gooeynessSoft, viscous consistency
- heavinessState of being weighty
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
gelatinous · pasty · doughy · syrupy · creaminess · molasses · honey · treacle
Slippery viscous fluid
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- lubricantFriction-reducing substance
- motor oilPetroleum for machinery
- siliconeFlexible synthetic polymer
graphite · lubrication · petroleum jelly · multigrade · synthetic oil · hydraulic fluid · transmission fluid · engine oil
Adhesive property
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- tackinessSticky or vulgar quality
- clingHold tightly to
- gumminessSticky, chewy consistency
mucilage · resin · pitch · tar · surface tension · wettability · capillary action · meniscus
State of flowing freely
- pourSend liquid streaming out
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- shearLateral sliding force
- laminarArranged in thin layers
turbulent · drainage · seepage · trickle · ooze · drip · runoff · Newtonian
Progressing at low speed
- thickHaving great depth
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- heavyOf great mass
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
sluggish · impeded · gradual · creeping · glacial · lava · magma · sludge
Magnetic particle suspension
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
- shock absorberImpact-dampening suspension component
- magnetic fieldForce zone around magnets
- nanoparticleSubmicroscopic material fragment
consistency
Reliable adherence to standards
stiffness · gelatinous · pasty · doughy · syrupy · creaminess · molasses · honey · treacle · glycerin
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
silicone · graphite · lubrication · petroleum jelly · multigrade · synthetic oil · hydraulic fluid · transmission fluid · engine oil · bearing
stickiness
Adhesive property
gumminess · mucilage · resin · pitch · tar · surface tension · wettability · capillary action · meniscus
fluidity
State of flowing freely
- pourSend liquid streaming out
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- shearLateral sliding force
laminar · turbulent · drainage · seepage · trickle · ooze · drip · runoff · Newtonian · non-Newtonian
slow-moving
Progressing at low speed
ponderous · sluggish · impeded · gradual · creeping · glacial · lava · magma · sludge · slurry
ferrofluid
Magnetic particle suspension
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
- shock absorberImpact-dampening suspension component
- magnetic fieldForce zone around magnets
- lubricantslubricant, lubricants, lubrication, grease, motor oil
- sensory testingblind tasting, taste testing, sensory thresholds, flavor profiles, mouthfeel
- fluid dynamicsfluid mechanics, fluid flow, turbulence, fluid motion, streamlines
- physical chemistrythermodynamics, kinetics, chemical equilibrium, reaction rates, activation energy
- semen analysissperm analysis, sperm count, low sperm count, liquefaction, sample collection
- Molecular Propertiesmolecular weight, molecular formula, solubility, polarity, hydrophobicity
viscosityfluidity
State of flowing freely
runniness · thinness · wateriness · liquidity · slipperiness
- kinematic viscosityViscosity divided by density