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Answer for the clue "The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter ", 8 letters:
rheology

Word definitions for rheology in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context physics English) The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rheology (; from Greek ῥέω rhéō , "flow" and -λoγία, - logia , "study of") is the study of the flow of matter, primarily in a liquid state, but also as 'soft solids' or solids under conditions in which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1929, from French rhéologie ; see from rheo- + -logy . Related: Rheologist ; rheological .

Usage examples of rheology.

During the precompetition experiment, I was largely ignorant of the contribution that the science of rheology can make to our everyday lives.