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elastoviscosity

elastoviscosity noun: quality or degree of being elastoviscous.

Noun

elastoviscosity (countable and uncountable, plural elastoviscosities)

  1. Quality or degree of being elastoviscous.
    • In the case of mechanical stimuli, the tear film is expected to act as a limited filter for mechanical forces and an increase in its thickness and/or elastoviscosity would decrease the transmission of force to the nerve endings so that the same stimulus would be less intensely felt.2015 August 25, “The Effect of Tear Supplementation on Ocular Surface Sensations during the Interblink Interval in Patients with Dry Eye”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of elastoviscosity

pluralelastoviscosities

Origin of elastoviscosity

From elasto- + viscosity.

Questions about elastoviscosity

What does elastoviscosity mean?
Elastoviscosity means quality or degree of being elastoviscous.
What part of speech is elastoviscosity?
Elastoviscosity is a noun.
What is the plural of elastoviscosity?
The plural of elastoviscosity is elastoviscosities.

Words near elastoviscosity in the dictionary

  1. elastostatics
  2. elastotic
  3. elastoviscoplastic
  4. elastoviscoplasticity
  5. elastoviscosities
  6. elastoviscosity
  7. elastoviscous
  8. elastration
  9. elastrator
  10. elastrators
  11. Elat

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