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Viscous vs Centipoise - What's the difference?

viscous | centipoise |

As an adjective viscous

is having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.

As a noun centipoise is

a cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.

viscous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
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  • (physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity

    • Synonyms

    * (having a thick consistency) syrupy, viscid, viscose

    Antonyms

    * (physics) inviscid

    Derived terms

    * viscously * viscousness

    Related terms

    * viscid * viscidity * viscoid * viscoidal * viscose * viscosimeter * viscosity * viscousness

    centipoise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.