Definitions
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- adjective
viscous andelastic
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- adjective having viscous as well as elastic properties
Etymologies
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Examples
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These mattresses are extra firm for infants on one side, and cushier, with standard foam or springy, "viscoelastic" memory foam on the other for toddlers.
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These mattresses are extra firm for infants on one side, and cushier, with standard foam or springy, "viscoelastic" memory foam on the other for toddlers.
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SubHero: Orange, that may suggest d3o. d3o is a new kind of viscoelastic damping polymer.
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SubHero: Orange, that may suggest d3o. d3o is a new kind of viscoelastic damping polymer.
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Saliva and other complex "viscoelastic" fluids like shaving cream and shampoo contain long chains of molecules called polymers.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Samsung's new u-LTCOF replaces the thin metal film with viscoelastic silicone that has a high thermal conductivity to enhance heat transfer characteristics by more than 20 percent against the LTCOF package.
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Yeah, during the viscoelastic video I had to keep from thinking of bukkake.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Amazing game physics movies you might have missed 2007
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To be sure, even with the miss, profit was up a perky 31% on a 13% rise in sales for beds, pillows and other products whose claim to fame is that they are made of the same viscoelastic "memory" foam used by astronauts.
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However, often the viscoelastic properties of polymers have a rate dependence and this is the case for Silly Putty.
Boing Boing: December 25, 2005 - December 31, 2005 Archives 2005
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Would you call those viscoelastic or viscoplastic?
Guliya Core #2 and Mountain Glacier Flow « Climate Audit 2006
bilby commented on the word viscoelastic
"As unconventional as the Gorillapod (no relation), the Monsterpod resembles a small beanbag and is made of a viscoelastic polymer – basically sticky goo - with a swiveling standard tripod mount on the top."
- Alan Brandon, Monsterpod helps you out of sticky photo opportunities, gizmag.com, 11 August 2009.
August 12, 2009
reesetee commented on the word viscoelastic
Wow--I'm surprised this word wasn't posted before now.
August 12, 2009
Telofy commented on the word viscoelastic
That means it's still underwordied.
August 12, 2009