rheology
rheology · rheologies
реология
Rheologie, Fließkunde
The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matterThe branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
/ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
Rheologie, Fließkunde
реоло́гияreológija
the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter
Translations
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physics of the deformation and flow of matter:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
physics of the deformation and flow of matter:
Origin
Coined by American scientist Eugene C. Bingham in 1920, following a suggestion by a colleaCoined by American scientist Eugene C. Bingham in 1920, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner; inspired by aphorism πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, “everything flows”) by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + -logy (“study of”, suffix ultimately from Ancient Greek). See also rheo-.
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Forms
plural: rheologies| Singular | rheology |
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