English Dictionary

surface tension

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(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 / (physics) a measure of this effect

日本語の意味

液体の表面において、分子間の不均衡な引力により、表面が伸びた弾性膜のように振る舞う現象 / その現象の度合いを示す物理量

The water strider can walk across the pond thanks to the surface tension of the water.

アメンボは水の表面張力のおかげで池の上を歩くことができます。

意味（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

意味（2）

(physics) a measure of this effect

surface tensions （ plural ）