viscosity
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006728
The internal friction within a fluid that causes it to resist flow. Absolute viscosity is typically given in centipoise; kinematic viscosity is the absolute viscosity divided by the fluid density. Kinematic viscosity is typically reported in units of centistokes (cSt).
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006728 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | absolute viscosity; kinematic viscosity; viscometric properties |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | rheological properties; Reynolds number; pasting properties; viscometers; rheology; amylographs; viscometry; loss modulus; electroviscosity |
| Translations | Spanish: viscosidad |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006728",
"term": "viscosity",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The internal friction within a fluid that causes it to resist flow. Absolute viscosity is typically given in centipoise; kinematic viscosity is the absolute viscosity divided by the fluid density. Kinematic viscosity is typically reported in units of centistokes (cSt).",
"synonyms": [
"absolute viscosity",
"kinematic viscosity",
"viscometric properties"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"rheological properties",
"Reynolds number",
"pasting properties",
"viscometers",
"rheology",
"amylographs",
"viscometry",
"loss modulus",
"electroviscosity"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "viscosidad"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/viscosity/"
}
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