HyperDic: capillarity

English > 1 sense of the word capillarity:
NOUNphenomenoncapillarity, capillary actiona phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids / liquids in capillaries
English > capillarity: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids / liquids in capillaries.
Synonymcapillary action
Broadersurface tensionA phenomenon at the surface of a liquid / liquid caused by intermolecular forces
Spanishcapilaridad
Catalancapil·laritat
Adjectivescapillarylong and slender with a very small internal diameter

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