surface tension force

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• surface tension force — paviršiaus įtempties jėga statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Jėga keičianti kūno plotą arba veikianti dviejų kūnų (dažniausiai skysčių arba skysčio ir kietojo kūno) skiriamąją ribą. atitikmenys: angl. surface tension… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• surface tension force — paviršiaus įtempties jėga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. surface tension force vok. Kraft der Oberflächenspannung, f rus. сила поверхностного натяжения, f pranc. force de tension superficielle, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• surface tension — n the attractive force exerted upon the surface molecules of a liquid by the molecules beneath that tends to draw the surface molecules into the bulk of the liquid and makes the liquid assume the shape having the least surface area * * * the… …   Medical dictionary

• surface tension — n. a property of liquids in which the exposed surface tends to contract to the smallest possible area because of unequal molecular cohesive forces near the surface: measured by the force per unit of length …   English World dictionary

• surface tension — noun uncount TECHNICAL the force by which the molecules of a liquid stay close together at the surface to form the smallest possible area …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Surface tension — For the work of fiction, see Surface Tension (short story). Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that causes it to behave as an elastic sheet. It allows insects, such as the water strider (pond skater, UK), to walk on water.… …   Wikipedia

• surface tension — Physics. the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, esp. a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules. [1875 80] * * * Property of a liquid… …   Universalium

• surface tension — noun a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑physical phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑capillarity, ↑capillary action, ↑interfacial tension, ↑interfacial surface tension …   Useful english dictionary

• surface tension — noun Date: 1876 the attractive force exerted upon the surface molecules of a liquid by the molecules beneath that tends to draw the surface molecules into the bulk of the liquid and makes the liquid assume the shape having the least surface area …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• surface tension — sur′face ten′sion n. phs the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, esp. a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface and manifested in capillarity, constriction of the surface, etc • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

• surface tension — UK / US noun [uncountable] physics the force by which the molecules of a liquid stay close together at the surface to form the smallest possible area …   English dictionary