absolute viscosity

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(′ab·sə′lüt vis′käs·ə·dē)

(fluid mechanics) The tangential force per unit area of two parallel planes at unit distance apart when the space between them is filled with a fluid and one plane moves with unit velocity in its own plane relative to the other. Also known as coefficient of viscosity.


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