tension superficielle

Traductions

• anglais

  Auteur : Office québécois de la langue française, 1973

  Définition

  The tendency of the surface of a liquid to contract to the smallest area possible under the existing circumstances due to the intermolecular attraction of the molecules in the surface behind it, as evidenced in the assuming of spherical form by bubbles and droplets of water and the assuming of the smallest possible area by soap films generally.

  Terme :

  1. surface tension