Viskositas

from belanda

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From belanda

Definition

The state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal friction of the fluid's molecules.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Dutch 'viscositeit', rooted in the Latin 'viscosus' (sticky). The term was absorbed into Indonesian as a technical term in fluid mechanics to describe the degree of thickness or internal resistance of a liquid.

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