
1) Continuum mechanic 2) Dilating 3) Expanding
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A dilatant (also termed shear thickening) material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of shear strain. Such a shear thickening fluid, also known by the acronym STF, is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid. A dilatant is a Non-Newtonian fluid where the shear viscosity increases with applied shear stress. This behavior is only one type...
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A liquid that thickens (increases its viscosity) with agitation.
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dilating; expanding. · exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles. · (of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains.
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