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cap⋅il⋅lar⋅i⋅ty

  [kap-uh-lar-i-tee]
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–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.
Origin:
1820–30; capillary + -ty 2
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cap·il·lar·i·ty   (kāp'ə-lār'ĭ-tē)   
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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Main Entry: cap·il·lar·i·ty
Pronunciation: "kap-&-'lar-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the 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 depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of theliquid for each other and for those of the solid
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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