"interfacial" meaning in English

See interfacial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From interface + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|interface|ial}} interface + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} interfacial (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to an interface. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: interfacial angle, interfacial canal, interfacial energy, interfacial layer, interfacially, interfacial polarization, noninterfacial Translations (relating to an interface): interfacial (French), διεπαφικός (diepafikós) (Greek), interfacial (Spanish)
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