SINCE 1828
capillarity
noun
cap·il·lar·i·ty
| \ ˌka-pə-ˈler-ə-tē,
-ˈla-rə-\
-ˈla-rə-\
plural capillarities
Definition of capillarity
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
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capillarity
noun
cap·il·lar·i·ty
| \ ˌkap-ə-ˈlar-ət-ē
\
\
plural capillarities
Medical Definition of capillarity
: 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
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