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surface tension

 

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Noun surface tension has 1 sense
  1. surface tension - a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
    --1 is a kind of
    physical phenomenon
    --1 has particulars:
     capillarity, capillary action; interfacial tension, interfacial surface tension

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Surface Tension

Noun:

The property of a liquid that allows it to resist external forces due to the cohesive forces between its molecules at the surface.

Example: Water droplets form perfect spheres due to the surface tension caused by the attraction between the water molecules.

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Adjective:

Describing the phenomenon or property related to the cohesive forces between molecules at the surface of a liquid.

Example: The surface tension behavior of a liquid can greatly influence its interactions with other substances.

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