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.
capillarity.
capillarity (kap´iler´itē),
cap·il·lar·i·ty (k p  -lr  -t )n. The interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape. |
capillarity.
See capillary action.
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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