surface_tension has definitions from the field of physics
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[ noun ] (physics) a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces

Used in print

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

The relative forces can be calculated from the various radii_of_curvature if we assume : ( A ) The surface_tension is uniform on the surface of the drop .

Just as the pressure exerted by surface_tension in a spherical drop is * * f and the pressure exerted by surface_tension on a cylindrical shape is * * f , the pressure exerted by any curved surface is * * f , where �g is the interfacial_tension and * * f and * * f are the two radii_of_curvature .

Just as the pressure exerted by surface_tension in a spherical drop is * * f and the pressure exerted by surface_tension on a cylindrical shape is * * f , the pressure exerted by any curved surface is * * f , where �g is the interfacial_tension and * * f and * * f are the two radii_of_curvature .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

In_addition , dirt particles can be held onto a soiled surface by sticky substances or by the surface_tension of liquids , including liquid greases .

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