Surface Tension (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Physics.
  1. the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
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  1. a property of liquids caused by intermolecular forces near the surface leading to the apparent presence of a surface film and to capillarity, etc
  2. a measure of this property expressed as the force acting normal to one side of a line of unit length on the surface: measured in newtons per metre
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