单词 | viscous |
释义 | viscous[ vis-kuhs ] / ˈvɪs kəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR viscous ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveof a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive. having the property of viscosity. Also viscose. Origin of viscous1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin viscōsus, equivalent to Latin visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime (made with mistletoe berries) + -ōsus-ous OTHER WORDS FROM viscousvis·cous·ly, adverbvis·cous·ness, nounhy·per·vis·cous, adjectivepseu·do·vis·cous, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH viscousvicious, viscose, viscousWords nearby viscousviscount, viscountcy, viscountess, Viscount Melville Sound, viscounty, viscous, viscous flow, Visct., viscus, vise, Visegrad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for viscousBritish Dictionary definitions for viscousviscous viscose/ (ˈvɪskəs) / adjective(of liquids) thick and sticky; viscid having or involving viscosity Derived forms of viscousviscously, adverbviscousness, nounWord Origin for viscousC14: from Late Latin viscōsus; see viscose Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for viscousviscous [ vĭs′kəs ] adj.Having relatively high resistance to flow. Viscid. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for viscousviscous [ vĭs′kəs ] Having relatively high resistance to flow (high viscosity). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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