English Explanatory Dictionary

surface tension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces
  2. a measure of this effect

Pronunciation

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Word forms

surface tension surface tensions

Related words

surface active surfactant
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