rheid
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editrheid (plural rheids)
Etymology 2
editCoined by S. Warren Carey in 1953; related to rheology.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrheid (plural rheids)
- (geology) A substance whose temperature is below the melting point and whose deformation by viscous flow during the time of observation is at least three orders of magnitude (1,000 ×) greater than the elastic deformation under the given conditions.