| NOUN | phenomenon | surface tension | a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid / liquid caused by intermolecular forces |
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| Meaning | A phenomenon at the surface of a liquid / liquid caused by intermolecular forces. | |
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| Narrower | capillarity, capillary action | A phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids / liquids in capillaries |
| interfacial tension, interfacial surface tension | surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids / liquids | |
| Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
| Spanish | tensión de superficie, tensión superficial | |
| Catalan | tensió superficial | |
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