Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rheology

/ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: rhe-ol-o-gy
IPA: /ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Curious as to whether other had explored the connection between Oreos and rheology, Owens found mention of a 2016 Princeton University study in which physicists first reported that indeed, when twisting Oreos by hand, the cream almost always came off on one wafer."

Etymology

Coined by American scientist Eugene C. Bingham in 1920, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner; inspired by aphorism πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, “everything flows”) by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + -logy (“study of”, suffix ultimately from Ancient Greek). See also rheo-.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ῥέω
Suffix: logy

Usage

Inflected Forms

rheologies (plural)

Derived Forms

biorheology chemorheology electrorheology hemorheology macrorheology microrheology nanorheology psychorheology rheological rheologist

Frequently Paired Words

diarrhea rheogoniometer rheometer rheometric rheometry

Rhymes With

topology cosmology necrology scatology thanatology opthalmology

Questions

How do you pronounce rheology?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/.
What does rheology mean?: The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
Where does rheology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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