Definisjon av surface tension

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Noun

surface tension - a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
capillarity, capillary action a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
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Substantiv

surface tension - The effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces.
surface tension - A measure of this effect.

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  • 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.\n(Source: MGH)

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