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[syn: viscosity, viscousness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
viscousness
n 1: resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
[syn: viscosity, viscousness]