viscoelasticity

noun — 2 senses

viscoelasticity

noun

Etymology From visco- + elasticity.

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic.

2

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The branch of rheology that studies such materials.

Related terms
poroviscoelasticity, viscoelastic

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