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capillarity

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capillarity /cap·il·lar·i·ty/ (kap″ĭ-lar´ĭ-te) the action by which the surface of a liquid in contact with a solid, as in a capillary tube, is elevated or depressed.
cap·il·lar·i·ty (kp-lr-t)
n.
The interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape.

capillarity.
capillarity [kap″ĭ-lar´ĭ-te]
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.

capillarity (kap´iler´itē),
n the phenomenon by which a film of fluid is drawn and held between two closely approximating surfaces.

capillarity
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.


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