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surface tension

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
sur-face ten-sion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces

Countable; Uncountable

noun

a measure of this effect

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

surface tensions (plural)

Phrases

surface active

Frequently Paired Words

surface active surfactant

Questions

What does surface tension mean?
the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces

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