Viscous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a relatively high resistance to flow

having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪskəs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪskəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪskəs/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɪskəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gummy viscid glutinous mucilaginous syrupy gluey sticky pasty

Word Forms

viscousness	noun	resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
viscosity	noun	resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
glue	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
gluiness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
glueyness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
gluten	noun	a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
glutinousness	noun	the property of having a viscosity like jelly
glutinosity	noun	the property of having a viscosity like jelly
gum	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
gumminess	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
mucilage	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
paste	noun	an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
stickiness	noun	the property of sticking to a surface
viscidness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
viscidity	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

viskos

einen relativ hohen Strömungswiderstand aufweisen

🇫🇷French

visqueux

ayant une résistance à l'écoulement relativement élevée

🇪🇸Spanish

viscoso

tener una resistencia relativamente alta al flujo

🇮🇹Italian

viscoso

avere una resistenza al flusso relativamente elevata

🇳🇱Dutch

stroperig

met een relatief hoge weerstand tegen stroming

🇵🇹Portuguese

viscoso

tendo uma resistência relativamente alta ao fluxo

🇷🇺Russian

вязкий

обладающие относительно высоким сопротивлением потоку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिपचिपा

प्रवाह के प्रति अपेक्षाकृत उच्च प्रतिरोध होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সান্দ্র

প্রবাহ একটি অপেক্ষাকৃত উচ্চ প্রতিরোধের হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பிசுபிசுப்பு

ஓட்டத்திற்கு ஒப்பீட்டளவில் அதிக எதிர்ப்பைக் கொண்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

జిగట

ప్రవాహానికి సాపేక్షంగా అధిక నిరోధకతను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकट

प्रवाहाला तुलनेने उच्च प्रतिकार असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણું

પ્રવાહ માટે પ્રમાણમાં ઉચ્ચ પ્રતિકાર ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತೆಯ

ಹರಿವಿಗೆ ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസ്കോസ്

ഒഴുക്കിന് താരതമ്യേന ഉയർന്ന പ്രതിരോധം ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੇਸਦਾਰ

ਵਹਾਅ ਲਈ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਉੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਰੋਧ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپچپا

بہاؤ کے لئے نسبتا زیادہ مزاحمت ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粘稠的

具有相对较高的流动阻力

🇯🇵Japanese

粘性のある

流れに対する抵抗が比較的大きい

🇰🇷Korean

점성의

상대적으로 흐름에 대한 저항이 크다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhớt

có sức cản dòng chảy tương đối cao

🇹🇭Thai

หนืด

มีความต้านทานต่อการไหลค่อนข้างสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kental

mempunyai ketahanan terhadap aliran yang relatif tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

malapot

pagkakaroon ng medyo mataas na resistensya sa daloy

🇲🇾Malay

likat

mempunyai rintangan aliran yang agak tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لزج

وجود مقاومة عالية نسبيا للتدفق

🇮🇷Persian

چسبناک

مقاومت نسبتاً بالایی در برابر جریان دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

viskoz

akışa karşı nispeten yüksek bir dirence sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

צָמִיג

בעל התנגדות גבוהה יחסית לזרימה

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