English
Noun
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en-noun|sg=surface tension|s|-
- physics the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces
- physics a measure of this effect
Translations
trans-top|the effect on the surface of a liquid
Finnish: pintajännitys
trans-mid
Russian: пове��но��ное на��жение (pov'ér�nostnoje nat'ažénije) n
Swedish: ytspänning c
trans-bottom
trans-top|a measure of this effect
Finnish: pintajännitys
trans-mid
Russian: пове��но��ное на��жение (pov'ér�nostnoje nat'ažénije) n
Swedish: ytspänning c
trans-bottom
See also
surface active
surfactant
Category:Liquids
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