noun
- plural of dilatancy; the property of certain fluids or materials that increase in viscosity or volume when subjected to stress or shear force.
Usage: technical; physics/materials science
Examples
- The dilatancies of non-Newtonian fluids make them useful in protective gear.
- Engineers study the dilatancies of shear-thickening materials for impact absorption.
- Cornstarch and water mixtures exhibit interesting dilatancies when struck.
- The material's dilatancies increase under rapid deformation.
- Researchers measured the dilatancies of the polymer solution under different stress conditions.