Capillarity Definition

kăpə-lărĭ-tē
noun
The state of being capillary.
Webster's New World
The property of exerting or having capillary attraction.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

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.

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Noun

Singular:
capillarity
Plural:
capillarities

Origin of Capillarity

  • From French capillarité.

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