rheology
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by American scientist Eugene C. Bingham in 1920, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner;[1] inspired by aphorism πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, “everything flows”) by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + -logy (“study of”, suffix ultimately from Ancient Greek). See also rheo-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rheology (plural rheologies)
- (physics) The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
- 2022 April 19, Jennifer Chu, “MIT Engineers Introduce the Oreometer”, in MIT News[1]:
- Curious as to whether other had explored the connection between Oreos and rheology, Owens found mention of a 2016 Princeton University study in which physicists first reported that indeed, when twisting Oreos by hand, the cream almost always came off on one wafer.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- diarrhea (further -rrhea/-rrhoea terms there)
- rheogoniometer
- rheometer
- rheometric
- rheometry
Translations edit
physics of the deformation and flow of matter
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