bulk viscosity

noun

resistance to expansion and contraction by a fluid

Meanings

nounbulk viscosity (countable and uncountable, plural bulk viscosities)

plural bulk viscosities

  1. uncountableresistance to expansion and contraction by a fluid
  2. countablethe measure of such

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
cosmological viscosity
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APA

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Chicago

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