viscometry

vis·com·e·ter

[vi-skom-i-ter]
noun
a device for measuring viscosity.
Also, vis·co·sim·eter [vis-koh-sim-i-ter] .


Origin:
1880–85; syncopated variant of viscosimeter; see viscose, -i-, -meter

vis·co·met·ric [vis-kuh-me-trik] , vis·co·si·met·ric [vis-koh-si-me-trik] , adjective
vis·co·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
vis·com·e·try, noun
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viscometer or viscosimeter (vɪsˈkɒmɪtə, ˌvɪskəʊˈsɪmɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any device for measuring viscosity
 
viscosimeter or viscosimeter
 
n
 
viscometric or viscosimeter
 
adj
 
visco'metrical or viscosimeter
 
adj
 
vis'cometry or viscosimeter
 
n

viscometer or viscosimeter (vɪsˈkɒmɪtə, ˌvɪskəʊˈsɪmɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any device for measuring viscosity
 
viscosimeter or viscosimeter
 
n
 
viscometric or viscosimeter
 
adj
 
visco'metrical or viscosimeter
 
adj
 
vis'cometry or viscosimeter
 
n

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