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語源

First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.

発音

• IPA: /ˈvɪs.kəs/
• Homophone: viscus
• 韻: -ɪskəs

形容詞

viscous (comparative more viscous, superlative most viscous)

1. Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).

   Synonyms: syrupy, viscid, viscose, thickflowing

   Antonym: inviscid

   • 2014 December 23, Olivia Judson, “The hemiparasite season [print version: Under the hemiparasite, International New York Times, 24–25 December 2014, page 7]”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 23 December 2014:

     […] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the seeds and then wipe their bills on twigs – leading to the seeds' getting glued to the tree, where they can germinate and begin the cycle anew.

2. (physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity.

   viscous coefficient

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