Meaning & use
viscoelastic
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Having both viscous (fluid-like) and elastic (solid-like) properties when deformed.
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The viscoelastic gel slowly returned to its original shape after being stretched.
Engineers study viscoelastic materials like memory foam to understand how they absorb and release energy.
A note on using this word
Common in materials science and biology to describe substances, such as polymers or biological tissue, that combine fluid-like flow with solid-like elasticity.
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