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cap·il·lar·i·ty 
[kap-uh-lar-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
[kap-uh-lar-i-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Also called capillary action, capillary attraction. Physics. a manifestation of surface tension by which the portion of the surface of a liquid coming in contact with a solid is elevated or depressed, depending on the adhesive or cohesive properties of the liquid. |
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| cap·il·lar·i·ty
(kāp'ə-lār'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. cap·il·lar·i·ties The interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape. Also called capillary action. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| capillarity | |
noun | |
| a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries |
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capillarity cap·il·lar·i·ty (kāp'ə-lār'ĭ-tē)
n.
The interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Capillarity
Cap`il*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. capillarit['e].]1. The quality or condition of being capillary. 2. (Physics) The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction. Note: Capillarity depends upon the relative attaction of the modecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid, and is especially observable in capillary tubes, where it determines the ascent or descent of the liquid above or below the level of the liquid which the tube is dipped; -- hence the name.
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