High viscosity means???

Question

what?

Answer 1

A fluid (liquid or gas) will have a high shear stress when flowing, viscosity is a 'fudge factor' in the shear stress equation used to calculate fluid friction. This means - in practical terms, that a fluid with high viscosity will exhibit a higher pressure drop when flowing (relative to a low viscosity fluid) due to energy lost via friction.

Answer 2

It means it's thick, sticky, not runny.

Answer 3

Watery is higher viscosity than thick which is lower viscosity

Answer 4

  Molasses has a higher viscosity than water.

  Thickness of a liquid.

Answer 5

High Resistance to Fluid Flow...Like Molasses, Honey, Tar, Very cold heavy oils..etc.

Answer 6

Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear stress or extensional stress. In general terms it is the resistance of a liquid to flow, or its "thickness". Viscosity describes a fluid's internal resistance to flow and may be thought of as a measure of fluid friction. Thus, water is "thin", having a lower viscosity, while vegetable oil is "thick" having a higher viscosity. All real fluids (except superfluids) have some resistance to stress, but a fluid which has no resistance to shear stress is known as an ideal fluid or inviscid fluid. For example, a high viscosity magma will create a tall volcano, because it cannot spread fast enough; low viscosity lava will create a shield volcano, which is large and wide.

Heres the wikipedia link if u want to read more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity