capillarity
capillarity · capillarities
The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
More definitions
- a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From French capillarité.From French capillarité.
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Forms
plural: capillarities| Singular | capillarity |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries:capillary action
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable