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A vocabulary of definitions or meanings of unique words and phrases used in this website.

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There are currently 4 names in this directory beginning with the letter V.
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Vapour barrier
a) A material, such as foil, plastic film or specially coated paper, with a high resistance to vapor movement, used to control condensation or prevent migration of moisture. b) Any material used to stop the migration of vapor through walls, floors or ceilings.

Vehicle
The liquid portion of an adhesive or coating. Anything that is dissolved in the liquid portion is a part of the vehicle.

Viscosimeter
An instrument used to measure the viscosity or resistance to flow of materials under standard conditions of temperature. The Brookfield Viscosimeter, a commonly used instrument to measure viscosity, consists of a scale that measures the drag on various size spindles that rotate at a set speed.

Viscosity
The property of resistance of flow exhibited within the body of a material. It can be expressed as the ratio between applied shearing stress and resulting rate of strain in shear. It is expressed in poise (dyne-sec/cm²).