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