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Thanks Andy, once I read "normal to the direction of flow" it made complete sense.

Thanks for the reply however its not very helpful. I've read that viscosity can be described as an ability to dissipate momentum. Is there a way to tie this description to the unit in a way that makes sense practically? An example or analogy would be helpful.

Fluids with a relatively high viscosity have a high resistance to flow. Fluids with a relatively low viscosity have very little resistance to flow. Kinematic viscosity is measured in mm2/s. (This is area per second.) If one "thick" oil and one "thin" oil are poured down onto a flat plane...