viscoelastic — [vis΄kō ē las′tik] adj. [< VISCO(US) + ELASTIC] having or exhibiting viscous and elastic properties … English World dictionary
viscoelastic — adjective Etymology: viscous + o + elastic Date: 1935 having appreciable and conjoint viscous and elastic properties < such viscoelastic materials as asphalt >; also constituting or relating to the state of viscoelastic materials < viscoelastic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
viscoelastic — vis·co·elas·tic .vis kō ə las tik adj having appreciable and conjoint viscous and elastic properties also constituting or relating to the state of viscoelastic materials <viscoelastic properties> vis·co·elas·tic·i·ty .las tis ət ē, tis tē n … Medical dictionary
viscoelastic — adjective having viscous as well as elastic properties (Freq. 2) • Similar to: ↑elastic • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy * * * |viskō+ adjective Etymology: visc + elastic … Useful english dictionary
viscoelastic materials — The most characteristic features of viscoelastic materials are that they exhibit a time dependent strain response to a constant stress (creep) and a time dependant stress response to a constant strain (relaxation). In addition, when the applied… … Dictionary of automotive terms
viscoelastic — Of substances or structures showing non Newtonian viscous behaviour, ie. elastic and viscous properties are demonstrable in response to mechanical shear … Dictionary of molecular biology
viscoelastic — /vis koh i las tik/, adj. Physics. pertaining to a substance having both viscous and elastic properties. [1930 35; VISC(OUS) + O + ELASTIC] * * * … Universalium
viscoelastic — adjective Referring to a material that is viscous and elastic … Wiktionary
viscoelastic — adj. having both viscous and elastic properties … English contemporary dictionary
viscoelastic — vis·co·elastic … English syllables