RHEOMETRY

Etymology

Noun

rheometry (uncountable)

(physics) The measurement of electrical current.

(physics) The measurement of rheological properties of materials, especially by the use of a rheometer.

(obsolete, mathematics) The calculus.

Source: Wiktionary


Rhe*om"e*try, n.

1. The measurement of the force or intensity of currents.

2. (Math.)

Definition: The calculus; fluxions. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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