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Bingham plastic
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English
Etymology
Named after Eugene C. Bingham who proposed its mathematical form.
Noun
A viscoplastic material that behaves like a rigid solid when under low stress, but flows like a viscous fluid when under high stress (for example, toothpaste or mayonnaise).
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