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capillarity definition

cap·il·lar·ity (kap′ə ler′i tē)

noun

  1. the state of being capillary
  2. the property of exerting or having capillary attraction
  3. capillary attraction

Etymology: Fr capillarité < L capillaris: see capillary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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