Viscous Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of VISCOUS

[more viscous; most viscous]

of a liquid

:

thick or sticky

:

not flowing easily

• viscous liquids

— viscosity

/vɪˈskɑːsəti/

noun,

plural

viscosities

[count]

• liquids with high/low viscosities

[noncount]

• studying how temperature affects viscosity