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rheid

/ˈriːɪd/

rheid noun: any member of the Rheidae; a rhea.

Noun (1)

rheid (plural rheids)

  1. Any member of the Rheidae; a rhea.

Noun (2)

rheid (plural rheids)

  1. A substance whose temperature is below the melting point and whose deformation by viscous flow during the time of observation is at least three orders of magnitude (1,000 ×) greater than the elastic deformation under the given conditions.

Forms of rheid

pluralrheids

Origin of rheid

Coined by S. Warren Carey in 1953; related to rheology.

Questions about rheid

What does rheid mean?
Rheid means any member of the Rheidae; a rhea.
What part of speech is rheid?
Rheid is a noun.
How do you pronounce rheid?
Rheid is pronounced /ˈriːɪd/.
What is the plural of rheid?
The plural of rheid is rheids.

Words near rheid in the dictionary

  1. rhegmatogeneous
  2. rhegmatogenous
  3. rhegmatogenously
  4. Rheic
  5. rheic acid
  6. rheid
  7. Rheidol
  8. rheids
  9. Rheims
  10. rhein
  11. Rheinau

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