viscoelasticity

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noun

The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic, or degree to which this is the case.

OriginEnglish elasticity ← French élastique ← New Latin elasticu →
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Meanings

nounviscoelasticity (countable and uncountable, plural viscoelasticities)

plural viscoelasticities

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe property of a material that is both viscous and elastic, or degree to which this is the case.
  2. uncountablenatural sciencesThe branch of rheology that studies such materials.

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. Englishelasticity
  9. Englishviscoelasticity

From visco- + elasticity.

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APA

viscoelasticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscoelasticity

MLA

“viscoelasticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscoelasticity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viscoelasticity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscoelasticity.

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