viscous

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪs.kəs/ Homophone: viscus Rhymes: -ɪskəs === Adjective === viscous (comparative more viscous, superlative most viscous) Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity). Synonyms: syrupy, viscid, viscose, thickflowing Antonym: inviscid (physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity. viscous coefficient ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum. === Adjective === viscous m (oblique and nominative feminine singular viscouse) viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: visqueuxFrench: visqueux→ English: viscous === References === viscous on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub