surface tension

English Thesaurus

1. a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	physical phenomenon,
definition	:	a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	capillarity, capillary action,
definition	:	a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	interfacial surface tension, interfacial tension,
definition	:	surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids (noun.phenomenon)