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rheology

American  
[ree-ol-uh-jee] / riˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the study of the deformation and flow of matter.


rheology British  
/ rɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌriːəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the branch of physics concerned with the flow and change of shape of matter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of rheology

First recorded in 1925–30; rheo- + -logy

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During an extensional rheology test -- which measures how much force is needed to make a liquid flow -- the researchers observed something unusual.

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

Le Losq, C. & Neuville, D. R. Effect of the Na/K mixing on the structure and the rheology of tectosilicate silica-rich melts.

From Nature Dec. 12, 2017

The rheology of peralkaline rhyolites from Pantelleria Island.

From Nature Dec. 12, 2017

My study on the rheology of cats won the 2017 Ig Nobel prize in physics.

From Slate Nov. 9, 2017

Asking the question of whether cats were a liquid allowed me to illustrate the use of these dimensionless numbers in rheology.

From Slate Nov. 9, 2017

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