capillarity
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capillarity
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From French capillarité.
noun capillarities
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The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
Hence the allowance to be made for diminution of the height of a mercurial column, owing to capillarity, is determined by two considerations — the diameter of the tube and versed sine of the corresponding meniscus.
Similar: capillary action, wicking
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noun interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid
| Español | capilaridad, absorbencia, absorbimiento, absorción, alejamiento |
|---|---|
| Italiano | capillarità |
| Română | capilaritate |
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