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poise noun2. Pl. -s, same. E20.
[from POISEUILLE.]
Physics. A unit of dynamic viscosity in the cgs system, such that a tangential force of one dyne per sq. cm causes a velocity change of one cm per second in a liquid flowing between two parallel planes one cm apart (equal to 0.1 pascal second).