Associations to the word «Capillarity»

Wiktionary

CAPILLARITY, noun. The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.

Dictionary definition

CAPILLARITY, noun. A phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries.

Wise words

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