Viscous Meaning in English

word

US

ˈvɪskəs

VIS-kuhs

UK

vˈɪskəs

VIS-kuhs

التعريف

Having a thick, sticky consistency; not flowing easily, like honey or syrup.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mainly in scientific, technical, or formal contexts. Common with liquids: 'viscous liquid', 'viscous fluid', 'viscous solution'. Rare in everyday conversation; usually replaced with 'thick' or 'sticky' when informal.

• Spanish: viscoso
• Portuguese (BR): viscoso
• Portuguese (PT): viscoso
• Chinese (Simplified): 粘稠的
• Chinese (Traditional): 黏稠的
• Hindi: चिपचिपा
• Arabic: لزج
• Bengali: আঠালো - ঘন (তরল জন্য)
• Russian: вязкий
• Japanese: 粘性のある
• Vietnamese: nhớt - sền sệt
• Korean: 점성이 있는 - 끈적한
• Turkish: viskoz - yapışkan (sıvı için)
• Urdu: لیس دار - گاڑھا (مائع کے لیے)
• Indonesian: kental - kental sekali

جمل نموذجية

Honey is a viscous liquid.

basic

The oil became more viscous in winter.

basic

Glue is viscous before it dries.

basic

This soup turned out way too viscous—I probably added too much starch.

natural

My shampoo is so viscous that it barely comes out of the bottle.

natural

Motor oil gets less viscous as the engine warms up.

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