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粘度 (ねんど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

粘ねん度ど

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Meanings

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noun

Technical term for the resistance of a fluid to flow; used in physics, engineering, and everyday descriptions of liquids.

この液えき体たいは粘ねん度どが高たかいので、注そそぐのに時じ間かんがかかる。
This liquid has high viscosity, so it takes time to pour.

Kanji

粘sticky, glutinous, greasy
度degrees, occurrence, time

Similar words

粘ねん性せい
粘性 is also 'viscosity' but is more common in scientific contexts as a property; 粘度 is often used for measured values or in practical descriptions.
粘ねばり
粘り refers to stickiness or tenacity in a broader sense, including figurative persistence, while 粘度 is strictly about fluid viscosity.

Etymology

Compound of 粘 (nen, 'sticky') and 度 (do, 'degree'), literally 'degree of stickiness'. A modern technical coinage.