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rheology

rheology

English

Noun

rheology ‎(plural rheologies)

  1. (physics) The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.

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References

  1. ↑ J. F. Steffe (1996) Rheological Methods in Food Process Engineering 2nd ed ISBN 0-9632036-1-4 page 1

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-.

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