Surface tension

<nowiki>tensión superficial; беттік керіліс; tegangan permukaan; بەتتىك كەرىلىس; повърхностно напрежение; tensiune superficială; 表面張力係數; ytspänning; поверхневий натяг; 表面張力係數; 表面张力系数; sirt taranglik; беттік керіліс; surfaca tensio; povrchové napětí; površinski napon; পৃষ্ঠটান; tension superficielle; çийел карăнавĕ; sức căng bề mặt; بەتتىك كەرىلىس; virsmas spraigums; oppervlaktespanning; површински напон; 表面张力系数; беттік керіліс; piáu-bīn tiong-la̍t; overflatespenning; ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಎಳೆತ; surface tension; توتر سطحي; 表面張力; felületi feszültség; gainazal-tentsio; tensión superficial; tensió superficial; Oberflächenspannung; tensioni sipërfaqësor; کشش سطحی; 表面张力; overfladespænding; पृष्ठ तनाव; 表面張力; מתח פנים; पृष्ठ तनाव; తలతన్యత; pintajännitys; επιφανειακή τάση; паверхневае нацяжэнне; 表面張力係數; பரப்பு இழுவிசை; tensione superficiale; površinska napetost; tensão superficial; tansyon sifas; паверхневае нацягненьне; overflatespenning; bettik kerilis; yüzey gerilimi; oppervlaktespanning; површински напон; մակերևութային լարվածություն; površinski napon; tegangan permukaan; површински напон; bettik kerilis; paviršiaus įtemptis; površinska napetost; povrchové napätie; පෘශ්ඨික ආතතිය; teannas dromchla; แรงตึงผิว; napięcie powierzchniowe; പ്രതലബലം; površinski napon; ਸਤਹੀ ਕਸ਼ਮਕੱਸ਼; 表面张力; поверхностное натяжение; 표면장력; tensión superficial; pindpinevus; 表面张力系数; гадаргын таталцал; cantidad de energía necesaria para aumentar la superficie por unidad de área de un líquido; 液体や固体が、表面をできるだけ小さくしようとする性質; phénomène physique; фізычная зьява, паводзіны паверхні вадкасьці накшталт элястычнай мэмбраны; zjawisko fizyczne, zachowywanie się powierzchni cieczy jak sprężysta błona; תכונה של נוזלים; mümkün olan en az yüzey alanını elde etmesini sağlayan bir akışkan yüzeyin elastik eğilimi; термодинамическая характеристика поверхности раздела двух находящихся в равновесии фаз; effetto attrattivo dovuto alle forze di coesione sulla superficie di un liquido; infolge von Molekularkräften auftretende Erscheinung bei Flüssigkeiten, ihre Oberfläche klein zu halten; 액체의 표면이 스스로 수축하여 되도록 작은 면적을 취하려는 힘의 성질; tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area; رفتاری خاص در لایه بیرونی مایعات; fysikaalinen ilmiö; প্রবাহী পদার্থের পৃষ্ঠতলের স্থিতিস্থাপক প্রবণতা যার কারণে পৃষ্ঠতলটি সর্বনিম্ন সম্ভব ক্ষেত্রফল দখল করতে চায়; tracción superficial; tension de surface; tensão de superficie; 表面張力; межфазное натяжение; коэффициент поверхностного натяжения; сила поверхностного натяжения; overflatehinne; grenseflatespenning; tensiunea superficiala; ecuația szyszkowski; tensiune superficiala; tensiunea superficială; tensió de superfície; Ứng suất bề mặt; sức căng mặt ngoài; năng lượng bề mặt; yüzeylerarası gerilim; yüzeysel gerilme; arayüzey gerilimi; yüzey gerilim; 표면 장력; 겉면켕김힘; 겉면켕길힘; беттік керілу; قوة التجاذب السطحية; التوتر السطحي; ميكانيكا الببتيد ثنائي الطبقة; الشد السطحي; شد سطحي; kapilární konstanta; површинско напрегање</nowiki>

surface tension 

tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area
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English: In physics, surface tension is an effect within the surface layer of a liquid that causes the layer to behave as an elastic sheet. It is the effect that allows insects (such as the water strider) to walk on water, and causes capillary action, for example.

• See also Surface tension diagrams

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  A water strider at rest on the surface of a creek. Note the distortion of light around its feet where the water surface has bent.
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  Water striders using water surface tension when mating.
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  Mating water striders on water surface.
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  Animation of water dripping from a faucet.
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  A daisy. The flower is under the water level, which has risen gently and smoothly. Hence surface tension prevents the water from submerging the flower.
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  A Hungarian coin floating on the water thus demonstrating its surface tension
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  A steel needle floating on water. Note the distortion of the reflected light around the needle where the water surface has bent.
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  Droplet with very little wetting
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  Because of surface tension a tea spoon is floating on a cup of tea (Earl Grey).
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  Drops beading on a surface.
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  Water beading on a surface.
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  Mercury forming puddles on a solid surface.
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  Photo of flowing water adhering to a hand. Surface tension creates the sheet of water between the flow and the hand.
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  Photo showing breakup of water sheet due to surface tension.
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  Photo showing the "tears of wine" phenomenon, which is induced by a combination of surface tension modification of water by ethanol together with ethanol evaporating faster than water.
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  A metal paper clip floats on water.

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