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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
surface tension

▶noun the tension of the surface film of a liquid, which tends to minimize surface area.

'surface tension' also found in these Oxford entries:

capillarity - ripple - surface-active - wetting agent

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