capillarity
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cap·il·lar·i·ty
(kăp′ə-lăr′ĭ-tē)n.
Capillary action.
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capillarity
(ˌkæpɪˈlærɪtɪ)n
(General Physics) a phenomenon caused by surface tension and resulting in the distortion, elevation, or depression of the surface of a liquid in contact with a solid. Also called: capillary action
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cap•il•lar•i•ty
(ˌkæp əˈlær ɪ ti)n.
the elevation or depression of part of a liquid surface coming in contact with a solid.
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capillarity
The rise or fall of a liquid in a narrow tube, caused by the relative attraction of its molecules for each other and the tube wall.
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Noun | 1. | capillarity - a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries surface tension - a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces |
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