Surface tension Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Surface tension has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces

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

See Also

interfacial energy surface active wetting agent microtensiometer electrocapillarity surface layer drop intermolecular

Related Terms

interfacial energy surface active wetting agent microtensiometer electrocapillarity surface layer drop intermolecular capillary membrane stalagmometer surfactometer surfactometry elastic water strider stalagmometry stretched tensiometer surfactant behave

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

physical phenomenon

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

capillarity interfacial tension

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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