Surface Tension Definition

sûrfəs
noun
A property of liquids in which the exposed surface tends to contract to the smallest possible area because of unequal molecular cohesive forces near the surface: measured by the force per unit of length.
Webster's New World
A measure of this property.
American Heritage

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Noun

Singular:
surface tension
Plural:
surface tensions

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