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n a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second n a state of b…
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- n a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second n a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium n great coolness and composure under strain v be motionless, in suspension v prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult v cause to be balanced or suspended v hold or carry in equilibrium