viscous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested in 1605. From Middle French viscous and Late Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“‘birdlime’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈvɪs.kəs/, IPA: /"vIs.k@s/
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• Rhymes: -ɪskəs

[edit] Adjective

viscous (comparative more viscous, superlative most viscous)

1. Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
2. (physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity

[edit] Synonyms

• (having a thick consistency): syrupy, viscid, viscose

[edit] Derived terms

• viscously
• viscousness

[edit] Related terms

viscid viscidity viscoid viscoidal

viscose viscosimeter viscosity viscousness

[edit] Translations