rheology

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/

Definition of rheology

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
    “Curious as to whether other had explored the connection between Oreos and rheology, Owens found mention of a 2016 Princeton University study in which physicists first reported that indeed, when twisting Oreos by hand, the cream almost always came off on one wafer.”

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Etymology

Coined 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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