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the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
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| surface |
the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface" come to the surface on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" open: information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" coat: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" come on: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" skin-deep: involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" airfoil: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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| surface tension |
a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
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| surface-active agent |
wetting agent: a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
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| surfactant |
wetting agent: a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
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