dilatancy

dilatancy
noun Date: 1565 the property of being dilatant

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  • dilatancy —  Dilatancy  Дилатансия   Повышение кажущейся вязкости с повышением скорости сдвига при изотермических и обратимых условиях и без гистерезиса …   Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.

  • dilatancy — dilatansija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sistemos klampos didėjimas didinant jos deformavimo greitį. atitikmenys: angl. dilatancy rus. дилатансия …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • dilatancy theory — dilatancy theory, a theory that the measurable change in volume of rocks under pressure can be used to predict earthquake: »The dilatancy theory arose after seismologists noticed that in the months before several earthquakes, compressional waves… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dilatancy — di·la·tan·cy (dī lātʹn sē, dĭ ) n. pl. di·la·tan·cies 1. The increase in volume of a granular substance when its shape is changed, because of greater distance between its component particles. 2. The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance… …   Universalium

  • dilatancy — noun a) The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts. b) The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure …   Wiktionary

  • dilatancy — An increasing viscosity with increasing rate of shear accompanied by volumetric expansion. [L. dilato, to dilate] …   Medical dictionary

  • dilatancy — [dʌɪ leɪt(ə)nsi, dɪ ] noun Chemistry the phenomenon exhibited by some fluids, sols, and gels in which they become more viscous when stress is applied …   English new terms dictionary

  • dilatancy — di·la·tan·cy …   English syllables

  • dilatancy — dīˈlātənsē, də̇ˈ , si noun ( es) Etymology: dilatant + cy : the property of being dilatant …   Useful english dictionary

  • dilatancy theory — /daɪˈleɪtənsi θɪəri/ (say duy laytuhnsee thearree) noun a theory for predicting earthquakes which depends upon measurements of wave motions set up when rocks dilate …  

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