Definition of "viscoelasticity" []

• The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic (noun)
• The branch of rheology that studies such materials (noun)

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• "There are materials that have some limited flow known as viscoelasticity."
• "Materials with viscoelasticity may seem to flow slowly for a while but then stop."
• "Computations reveal that viscoelasticity alone does not give rise to a small, satellite bead between two much larger main beads but that inertia is required for its formation."