viscoelasticity
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˌvɪskoʊɪˈlæstɪsɪti/
- Specialized
- The viscoelasticity of limb tissues could be observed in the load-indentation response, such as hysteresis and rate dependence.
- stiffness and viscoelasticity
- nonlinearity and viscoelasticity
- viscoelasticity of the tissue
Examples
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Viscoelasticity is another important issue in soft tissue biomechanics (137).
Academic text (2001) -
Thus, material and geometric nonlinearities and viscoelasticity have been included in mechanical analyses of a number of soft tissues.
Academic text (1996) -
The issue of viscoelasticity has been studied in other biological tissues.
Academic text (2001) -
Hence, it was not known whether all the rate-dependent responses observed in these studies were caused by tissue viscoelasticity or not.
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The stress distribution near the fracture head, and hence the shape of the fracture, reflects the complex viscoelasticity of the polymeric material.
Academic text (1999) -
In order to determine whether material stiffness nonlinearity and viscoelasticity are appropriate inclusions in a given soft tissue support problem, a quantitative description of these material behaviors is necessary.
Academic text (1996) -
The objective of the study was to provide a quantitative description of the material stiffness nonlinearity and viscoelasticity occurring in bulk muscular tissue, under loads such that the data may be used in soft tissue support problems within rehabilitation engineering.
Academic text (1996) -
The purpose of the study was to provide a quantitative description of the nonlinear material stiffness and viscoelasticity occurring in the response of bulk muscular tissue under loads such that these descriptions would apply to analyses of soft tissue support.
Academic text (1996) -
Changes in HA size contribute to age-related impairment of wound healing in skin 69, 70 and to the viscoelasticity of synovial fluid, which can contribute to osteoarthritis, a common disease of aging 71-73.
Academic text (2018) -
A rubber band demonstrates viscoelasticity by stretching when pulled and slowly returning to its original shape.
How Elastic
- Specialized
8
4.5
- Specialized
1
9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
viscoelasticity = viscoelastic (semi-transparent) = visco + elastic + ity
Built by adding -ity to the adjective 'viscoelastic'; the combining form 'visco-' is technical and 'viscoelastic' may be unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
Viscoelasticity combines visco-, like the word viscous meaning 'sticky' and easy to imagine as thick syrup, with elastic meaning 'able to stretch' and the ending -ity meaning 'state of'. So it names the 'state of' a material that both flows like something sticky and springs back like rubber, which is why viscoelasticity means showing both viscous and elastic behavior.