Defenition of the word surface tension

• Defenition of the word surface tension

  • The force acting on the surface of a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface; quantitatively, the force that appears to act across a line of unit length on the surface. Also known as interfacial force; interfacial tension; surface intensity. (Source: MGH)
  • a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces

Hyponyms for the word surface tension

• • capillarity
  • capillary action
  • interfacial surface tension
  • interfacial tension

Hypernyms for the word surface tension

• • physical phenomenon

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