NALT

Preferred term

viscosity

Topic

The internal friction within a fluid that causes it to resist flow. Absolute viscosity is typically given in centipoise; kinematic viscosity is the absolute viscosity divided by the fluid density. Kinematic viscosity is typically reported in units of centistokes (cSt).

rheological properties

absolute viscosity
kinematic viscosity
viscometric properties

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

39624

Spanish

viscosidad

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/57054

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 6/28/17