surface tension
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
Types & categories
- physical phenomenon hypernym
- capillarity hyponym
- interfacial tension hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical phenomenon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | capillarity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interfacial tension |