rheology
1920, coined by Eugene C. Bingham, a professor at Lafayette College, following a suggestion by a colleague, Markus Reiner; inspired by aphorism πάντα ῥεῖ by Simplicius of Cilicia. Formed from Old Greek ῥέω + -logy. Noun

rheology (plural rheologies)

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