The viscosity of a crude oil affects our ability to pump it out of the ground; the viscosity and volatility of a fuel affect how easy it is to atomize in the fuel injector; the viscosity of a lubricant affects its ability to protect an engine.
ramus (plural rami) ( 1 biology) A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels. ( 2 ornithology) The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend. ( 3 anatomy) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
RAM. Short for random access memory. The main memory of a computer, in which data can be accessed by the central processing unit in any order without having to go through other data first. The random access of data greatly increases processing speed and efficiency.