Main Entry: cap·il·lar·i·ty

Pronunciation: \ˌka-pə-ˈler-ə-tē, -ˈla-rə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cap·il·lar·i·ties

Date: 1830

1 : the property or state of being capillary
2 : the action by which the surface of a liquid where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube) is elevated or depressed depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid