In physics terms the difference between viscous and viscoelasticity
is that viscous is of or pertaining to viscosity while viscoelasticity is the branch of rheology that studies such materials.
As an adjective viscous
is having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
As a noun viscoelasticity is
the property of a material that is both viscous and elastic.
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
viscoelasticity
English
Noun
(
wikipedia viscoelasticity)
(physics) The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic
(physics) The branch of rheology that studies such materials
Related terms
*viscoelastic
