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English noun: surface tension

1. surface tension (phenomenon) a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces


Broader (hypernym)physical phenomenon


Narrower (hyponym)capillarity, capillary action, interfacial surface tension, interfacial tension









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