Viscousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Viscous \Vis"cous\, a. [L. viscosus. See {Viscid}.]
     Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous
     consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a
     viscous juice. -- {Vis"cous*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between
           viscous and viscid.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  viscousness
       n : resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow)
           [syn: {viscosity}]