Look up: wetting

1. Wetting
   Wetting is the ability of a liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together. The degree of wetting (wettability) is determined by a force balance between adhesive and cohesive forces. Wetting is important in the bonding o...
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2. wetting
   [n] - the act of making something wet
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3. wetting
   the adhesion of a liquid to the surface of a solid.
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4. Wetting
   Covering with a surface with thin film of liquid. Liquid beads up on a surface if it cannot wet it. See also: Surface Tension.
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5. wetting
   wet. Covering with a surface with thin film of liquid. Liquid beads up on a surface if it cannot wet it.
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6. wetting
   A condition in which the interfacial tension between a liquid and a solid is such that the contact angle is 0º to 90º.
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7. wetting
   In general, wetting is the ability of a liquid to flow across a surface as opposed to sticking to itself. Wetting occurs when the attraction between liquid and surface is greater than the surface energy of the liquid, drawing a molecularly thin layer across itself.
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8. wetting
   a) the formation of a relatively uniform, smooth, unbroken and adherent film of solder to a base material; b) the free flow of solder alloy, with proper application of heat and flux, on a metallic surface to produce an adherent bond Category: Chemistry
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9. wetting
   noun the act of making something wet
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10. Wetting
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wet
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11. wetting
    
    • the act of making something wet
    • a euphemism for urination
    • cause to become wet
    • make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
    
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