Dictionary

Explore meaning, context, and usage with an online dictionary experience optimized for multilingual workflows.

Clear

Try these words

languagetranslateconnectiondictionaryvoice

Meaning of surface tension

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

surface tension

noun

Definitions

  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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/surface%20tension

Related words

surface layerelectrocapillaritycapillary actionturgorinterfacial energytensionsurface energystresslet