Capillarity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Capillarity is a noun meaning 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
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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- capillarities
Synonyms for capillarity
Depending on context, synonyms include wicking.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adsorption, capillarigation, cavitation, interdiffusion, percolation, flux.
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