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interfacial

American  
[in-ter-fey-shuhl] / ˌɪn tərˈfeɪ ʃəl /

adjective

  1. included between two faces.

  2. of, relating to, or of the nature of an interface.


Etymology

Origin of interfacial

First recorded in 1830–40; inter- + facial

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To address the issue, researchers worldwide have turned their attention to the interfacial heat dissipation between MOFs and the materials they come into contact with.

From Science Daily May 28, 2024

"You can see that the presence of the modulator has a profound effect on the interfacial structure," she said.

From Science Daily Jan. 2, 2024

To get around this, Livingston and his colleagues turned to an industrial approach for making ultrathin water desalination membranes called interfacial polymerization.

From Science Magazine Sep. 29, 2022

Espinosa, J. R., Vega, C. & Sanz, E. Ice–water interfacial free energy for the TIP4P, TIP4P/2005, TIP4P/Ice, and mW models as obtained from the mold integration technique.

From Nature Nov. 7, 2017

The interfacial angles over the three edges of each triangle are all different.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

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