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What does surface tension mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word surface tension? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces
  2. (physics) a measure of this effect
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When there are stronger intermolecular forces between the molecules of a liquid, the surface tension should be greater.
Combined treatment has the added bonus of smaller particle size, more globularity, and lesser surface tension.
The aim was to reduce the surface tension of the oil and its adherence to the rock face.
In order to obtain good printability, it is necessary for the ink and the substrate to have compatible surface tension and surface energy levels.
Engineers then deposit monolayers of indium arsenide, with a much larger lattice, which leads to surface tension.
The test liquid was said to approximate the surface tension of human serum.

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