rheology

English

Etymology

1920, coined by Eugene C. Bingham, a professor at Lafayette College, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner; inspired by aphorism Τα Πάντα ῥεῖ ta panta rhei “everything flows” by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rheō, “flow”) +‎ -logy (“study of”) (suffix ultimately from Ancient Greek).

From rheo- + -logy

Noun

rheology (plural rheologies)

1. (physics) The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.

Translations

physics of the deformation and flow of matter

• French: rhéologie (fr) f
• German: Rheologie (de) f
• Irish: sreabheolaíocht (ga) f, réa-eolaíocht (ga) f

• Italian: reologia (it) f
• Russian: реология (ru) (reológija) f

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• diarrhea (further -rrhea/-rrhoea terms there)
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