poise

³poise

noun \ˈpwäz\

Definition of POISE

: a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity equal to the viscosity of a fluid that would require a shearing force of one dyne to impart to a one-square-centimeter area of an arbitrary layer of the fluid a velocity of one centimeter per second relative to another layer separated from the first by a distance of one centimeter

Origin of POISE

French, from Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille †1869 French physician and anatomist

First Known Use: 1913