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vis·co·elas·tic | \ ˌvi-skō-ə-ˈla-stik 
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\Definition of viscoelastic
: having appreciable and conjoint viscous and elastic properties
such viscoelastic materials as asphalt also : constituting or relating to the state of viscoelastic materials viscoelastic data viscoelastic properties
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viscoelasticity \ ˌvi-skō-ə-ˌla-ˈsti-sə-tē , -ˈti-stē \ noun
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viscoelastic
adjectivevis·co·elas·tic | \ ˌvis-kō-ə-ˈlas-tik \
\Medical Definition of viscoelastic
: having appreciable and conjoint viscous and elastic properties also : constituting or relating to the state of viscoelastic materials viscoelastic properties
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viscoelasticity \ -ˌlas-ˈtis-ət-ē, -ˈtis-tē \ noun, plural viscoelasticities
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The first known use of viscoelastic was in 1935
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