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capillarity
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capillarity /cap·il·lar·i·ty/ (kap?i-lar´i-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 (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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