area of surface
41surface tension — n. a property of liquids in which the exposed surface tends to contract to the smallest possible area because of unequal molecular cohesive forces near the surface: measured by the force per unit of length …
42Surface tension — Sur face ten sion (Physics) That property, due to molecular forces, which exists in the surface film of all liquids and tends to bring the contained volume into a form having the least superficial area. The thickness of this film, amounting to… …
43surface tension — noun uncount TECHNICAL the force by which the molecules of a liquid stay close together at the surface to form the smallest possible area …
44area — (n.) 1530s, vacant piece of ground, from L. area level ground, open space, used of building sites, playgrounds, threshing floors, etc.; of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to arere to become dry, on notion of a burned clearing or dry, bare space …
45area — [n1] extent, scope of a surface breadth, compass, distance, expanse, field, operation, range, size, space, sphere, stretch, width; concepts 651,792 area [n2] region, district belt, block, city, county, division, domain, dominion, enclosure, field …
46Area — This article is about the geometric quantity. For other uses, see Area (disambiguation). The combined area of these three shapes is between 15 and 16 squares. Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two dimensional surface or shape in… …
47Surface tension — For the work of fiction, see Surface Tension (short story). Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that causes it to behave as an elastic sheet. It allows insects, such as the water strider (pond skater, UK), to walk on water.… …
48Surface area to volume ratio — In chemical reactions involving a solid material, the surface area to volume ratio is an important factor for the reactivity, that is, the rate at which the chemical reaction will proceed. In some industries it is abbreviated sa/vol.Physical… …
49Surface Deployment and Distribution Command — US Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Surface Deployment and Distribution Command shoulder sleeve insignia Active …
50surface analysis — ▪ chemistry Introduction in analytical chemistry (chemistry), the study of that part of a solid that is in contact with a gas or a vacuum. When two phases of matter are in contact, they form an interface. The term surface is usually… …
