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capillarity

capillarity noun: the interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.

Noun

capillarity (countable and uncountable, plural capillarities)

  1. The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
    • Hence the allowance to be made for diminution of the height of a mercurial column, owing to capillarity, is determined by two considerations — the diameter of the tube and versed sine of the corresponding meniscus.1856, William Somerville Orr, Orr's Circle of the Sciences

capillarity meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

capillarity in Tamil

தந்துகித் தன்மை, நுண்துளைத் தன்மை, மயிர்த்துளைத்தன்மை, நுண்புழை நுழைவு, தந்துகிக் கவர்ச்சி, நுண் புழைமை

capillarity in Tagalog

interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid
kalamuymuyan

capillarity in Malay

interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid
kapilariti

capillarity in Indonesian

interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid
kapilaritas

Synonyms of capillarity

Forms of capillarity

pluralcapillarities

Origin of capillarity

From French capillarité.

Words formed from capillarity

Questions about capillarity

What does capillarity mean?
Capillarity means the interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
What is capillarity in Tamil?
Capillarity in Tamil is தந்துகித் தன்மை, நுண்துளைத் தன்மை, மயிர்த்துளைத்தன்மை. See Capillarity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is capillarity?
Capillarity is a noun.
What is the plural of capillarity?
The plural of capillarity is capillarities.

Words near capillarity in the dictionary

  1. capillarisations
  2. capillarisin
  3. capillarities
  4. capillaritis
  5. capillaritron
  6. capillarity
  7. capillarization
  8. capillarizations
  9. capillarize
  10. capillarized
  11. capillarogenesis

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