rheology
English
Etymology
1920, coined by Eugene C. Bingham, a professor at Lafayette College, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner;[1] inspired by aphorism πάντα ῥεῖ ta panta rhei “everything flows” by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + -logy (“study of”) (suffix ultimately from Ancient Greek). See also rheo-.
Noun
rheology (plural rheologies)
- (physics) The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
Related terms
- diarrhea (further -rrhea/-rrhoea terms there)
- rheogoniometer
- rheometer
- rheometric
- rheometry
Translations
physics of the deformation and flow of matter
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References
- J. F. Steffe (1996) Rheological Methods in Food Process Engineering 2nd ed →ISBN page 1
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