"capillarity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capillarities [plural]
Etymology: From French capillarité. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|capillarité}} French capillarité Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} capillarity (countable and uncountable, plural capillarities)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: capillary action, wicking Derived forms: elastocapillarity, electrocapillarity, noncapillarity, thermocapillarity Related terms: meniscus, surface tension Translations (interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid): hárpípukraftur [masculine] (Icelandic), hárpípuhrif [neuter] (Icelandic), hárpípuverkun [feminine] (Icelandic), sogpípukraftur [masculine] (Icelandic), kapilaritas (Indonesian), capillarità [feminine] (Italian), kapilariti (Malay), capilaritate (Romanian), capilaridad [feminine] (Spanish), kalamuymuyan (Tagalog)

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