viscoelastic

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adjective

Viscous and elastic.

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Meanings

adjectiveviscoelastic (comparative more viscoelastic, superlative most viscoelastic)

comparative more viscoelastic · superlative most viscoelastic

nounviscoelastic (plural viscoelastics)

plural viscoelastics

  1. Such a material.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving viscous as well as elastic properties

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Origin

  1. Englishvisco-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  4. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  5. New Latinelasticu
  6. Frenchélastique
  7. Englishelastic
  8. Englishviscoelastic

From visco- + elastic.

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Translations

French viscoélastique
  • viscoélastiqueviscous and elastic
German viskoelastisch
  • viskoelastischviscous and elastic
Italian viscoelastico
  • viscoelasticoviscous and elastic
Russian вязкоэласти́чный
  • вязкоэласти́чный (vjazkoelastíčnyj)viscous and elastic
Spanish viscoelástico
  • viscoelásticoviscous and elastic

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

viscoelastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscoelastic

MLA

“viscoelastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscoelastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viscoelastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscoelastic.

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