surface layer

noun

The layer of molecules at the surface of a liquid that is responsible for surface tension

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Meanings

nounsurface layer (plural surface layers)

plural surface layers

  1. natural sciencesThe layer of molecules at the surface of a liquid that is responsible for surface tension
  2. biologyThe layer of surface water that forms a boundary between sea and air

Translations

German Oberflächenschicht
  • Oberflächenschichtall senses
Swedish ytlager
  • ytlagerall senses
Cite this entry
APA

surface layer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20layer

MLA

“surface layer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20layer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surface layer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20layer.

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