centipoise Physics.
(ˈsɛntɪpɔɪz)
[f. centi- + poise n.2]
A unit of dynamic viscosity, one hundredth of a poise.
| 1916 P. C. McIlhiney in Jrnl. Ind. & Engin. Chem. VIII. 434/1 It would therefore seem to be a rational procedure to use the name ‘poise’ in the way suggested by Deeley and Parr, to use the ‘centipoise’ which is one-hundredth the size of this as a unit for practical measurements. 1935 Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. XXXIX. 916 Gasoline viscosities range from about 0·40 centipoises to 0·50 centipoises at 30° C. 1962 J. T. Marsh Self-Smoothing Fabrics xi. 160 The final value of the viscosity is expressed in centipoises, against the value of unity for water. |