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surface tension vs interfacial surface tension

interfacial surface tension vs surface tension

surface tension and interfacial surface tension both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surface tension Yes No No No
interfacial surface tension Yes No No No
As nouns, interfacial surface tension is a hyponym of surface tension; that is, interfacial surface tension is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surface tension:
  • surface tension: a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
  • interfacial surface tension: surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids
Other hyponyms of surface tension include capillarity, capillary action, interfacial tension.
surface tension (noun) interfacial surface tension (noun)
a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids
Difference between surface tension and interfacial surface tension

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