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falling-sphere viscometer

falling-sphere viscometer

[′fȯl·iŋ ‚sfir vi′skäm· əd·ər]
(engineering)
A viscometer which measures the speed of a spherical body falling with constant velocity in the fluid whose viscosity is to be determined. Also known as falling-ball viscometer.
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