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viscidity

noun

as in consistency

the degree to which a fluid can resist flowing a method for determining the viscidity of the substance

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Noun

Scheffler certainly hasn't struggled to find consistency this season.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The lighting was done practically and there’s a consistency to the main key light.

— Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of consistency

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These blushes have soft, creamy, and looser consistences that people use for a more dewy, glowy look, but there’s nothing like the natural finish that a powder blush provides.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
The league hasn’t seen this level of consistence performance on both ends of the floor since the Golden State Warriors from 2014-2017.

— Tom Rende, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

Definition of consistence

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Perhaps seawater’s viscosity — which decreases as temperature increases, making the water thinner —affects ciliary movements, Shapiro said.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The system operates by altering the magnetic field to adjust fluid viscosity inside the dampers, continuously modifying compression and rebound damping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

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