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.

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Etymology

Origin of interfacial

First recorded in 1830–40; inter- + facial

Example Sentences

Understanding how rearrangement happens can help tune the interfacial alignment at the nanoscale.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

This outcome implies a close relationship between electrochemical reactions involving water on the surface of electrodes and the dynamics of interfacial water molecules.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

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

Under these circumstances there is no limitation upon the values of the interfacial tensions for three fluids, which we may denote by T12, T23, T31.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various