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How to use viscosity in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun

Viscosity means the state of being viscous. Example: “The molten glass has to be the correct viscosity to be blowable.”

Examples of viscosity by meaning

nounA quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting...

  • Aquafaba was recovered from 10 commercial canned chickpea products and correlations among aquafaba composition, density, viscosity and foaming properties were investigated.2018 October 3, Youn Young Shim, Rana Mustafa, Jianheng Shen, Kornsulee Ratanapariyanuch, Martin J. T. Reaney, “Composition and Properties...

More sentences with viscosity

  • The molten glass has to be the correct viscosity to be blowable.From the entry blowable
  • A smoke ring persists for a surprisingly long time, illustrating the slow rate at which viscosity dissipates the energy of a vortex.From the entry smoke ring
  • It also reaches a stage where its viscosity is too low to keep it on the pot.2004, Frank Hamer with Janet Hamer, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, 5th edition, London; Philadelphia, Penn.: A & C…. From the entry blister
  • The flash point of new oils varies with viscosity: higher viscosity oils have higher flash points.2001, Don M. Pirro, Ekkehard Daschner, Lubrication Fundamentals, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry flash point
  • Whole blood viscosity is determined by hematocrit, plasma viscosity, red cell deformation, and red cell aggregation.1984, Danoff SJ, Reinhart WH, Usami S, Chien S, James LS, “Hypoviscosity or hyperviscosity in full-term and low birth weight neonates?”…. From the entry hyperviscosity
  • This hypoviscosity is related to low plasma viscosity due to lower plasma proteins and fibrinogen in neonates.1984, Danoff SJ, Reinhart WH, Usami S, Chien S, James LS, “Hypoviscosity or hyperviscosity in full-term and low birth weight neonates?”…. From the entry hyperviscosity
  • Schematic diagram of the viscosity effect during the injection of freshwater.1978, Roger M. Waller, John T. Turk, Robert J. Dingman, “Potential effects of deep-well waste disposal in western New York”, in Geological…. From the entry freshwater
  • We present new viscosity and equation of state (EoS) results extending to high pressures for o-terphenyl, salol, and dibutylphthalate.2016, R. Casalini, S.S. Bair, C.M. Roland, “Density Scaling and Decoupling in o-Terphenyl, Salol, and Dibutyphthalate”, in arXiv. From the entry dibutylphthalate
  • The humectant is preferably added at this stage, subsequent to centrifuging, because it increases the viscosity of the slurry.1973, Ronald W. James, Desiccants and humectants, page 285. From the entry humectant
  • Liquid foods which are essentially Newtonian fluids may be considered to have their texture or “mouthfeel” adequately described by their viscosity.1962, Samuel A. Matz, Food Texture, Westport, CT: The AVI publishing company, page 41. From the entry mouthfeel
  • The packaging is bathed in blood and in a kind of clear slime whose viscosity feels to the touch like that of molten gristle.2001, William L. Rathje, Cullen Murphy, Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage, University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry meat diaper
  • Using metal rollers to simulate the earth's cylindrical eddy currents, the team found some interesting results after beginning with a few viscosity problems.1994, The Free-energy Device Handbook, page 116. From the entry self-excite
  • Sulphates, tartrates, etc., raise the point of solidification, decrease the period of solidification, and increase the rate of change of the viscosity with the time.1910, The Journal of Physical Chemistry,, volume 14, pages 628–629. From the entry lyotropic
  • Direct comparison meta-analysis showed that viscoadaptives lead to a lower loss in cell density compared with very low viscosity dispersives, and compared with super viscous cohesives.2012, Lens Diseases—Advances in Research and Treatment: 2012 Edition, →ISBN. From the entry cohesive
  • Thus, it may be concluded that a lower viscosity of plastic vitrain grains facilitates pores to grow and coalesce and grains to stick to one another to create intergrain pores.2012, C.E. Snape, Composition, Geochemistry and Conversion of Oil Shales, →ISBN, page 491. From the entry intergrain

Meaning of viscosity

  1. noun The state of being viscous.
  2. noun A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.
  3. noun A tendency to prolong interpersonal encounters.

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Questions about viscosity in a sentence

How do you use viscosity in a sentence?
Viscosity is used as a noun. For example: “The molten glass has to be the correct viscosity to be blowable.”
What is a short sentence with viscosity?
“Schematic diagram of the viscosity effect during the injection of freshwater.”
What does viscosity mean?
Viscosity means the state of being viscous.

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