1) Capillary action 2) French word used in English 3) Surface tension
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• (n.) The quality or condition of being capillary. • (n.) The peculiar 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; capillary attraction.
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(F capillarity, R capilaritate) Absorbtion of a liquid due to surface tension _ 'rising damp' (R Igrasie) in walls is caused by capillary rise of the water in small pores of the walling materials
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rise or depression of a liquid in a small passage such as a tube of small cross-sectional area, like the spaces between the fibres of a towel or the ... [2 related articles]
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The action by which the surface of a liquid where it contacts a solid is elevated or depressed, because of the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(kap″ĭ-lar´ĭ-te) 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.
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a property of a solid-liquid system manifested by the tendency of the liquid in contact with the solid to rise above or fall below the level of the surrounding liquid; this phenomenon is seen in a smallbore (capillary) tube.
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(Green plants as organisms) the tendency of water to move up a narrow tube - the effect of water molecules clinging to each other and clinging to the sides of the tube
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Cap`il·lar'i·ty noun [ Confer French
capillarité .]
1. The quality or condition of being capillary.
2. (Physics) The peculiar 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; capillary attrac...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kap′i-lar′i-tē Definitions: 1. The rise of liquids in narrow tubes or through the pores of a loose material, as a result of capillary action.
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Capillarity is the general name for certain phenomena exhibited by fluid surfaces when the vessels containing the liquid are very narrow, and also exhibited by that portion of the fluid surface which is in close proximity to the sides of a larger vessel, or to any inserted object.
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The action by which the surface of a liquid (where it is in contact with a solid) is elevated or depressed, depending upon the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid.
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It is an effect of surface tension.
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n] - a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
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capillary, capillarity 1. An extremely narrow thin-walled blood vessel that connects small arteries (arterioles) with small veins (venules) to form a network throughout the body. 2. Involving or relating to capillary action. 3. Resembling hair; as fine and slender as a hair.
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capillary action noun a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
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A wick-like action whereby a liquid will migrate vertically through material, in a upward direction; as oil in a lamp travels upward through the wick,
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Spontaneous movement of liquids up or down narrow tubes, or capillaries. The movement is due to unbalanced molecular attraction at the boundary between the liquid and the tube. If liquid molecules near the boundary are more strongly attracted to molecules in the material of the tube than to other nearby liquid molecules, the liquid will rise in the...
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