adjective
- relating to or occurring at the boundary between two different phases, surfaces, or substances
Usage: technical; chemistry; physics
Examples
- The interfacial tension between oil and water affects how they mix.
- Scientists studied the interfacial properties of the new material.
- Interfacial reactions occur where the two liquids meet.
- The interfacial area determines the rate of mass transfer.
- Surfactants reduce interfacial tension in cleaning products.
- Interfacial phenomena are important in many industrial processes.