Definition of Capillarity
Cap`il`lar´i`ty
n.
1.
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
attraction
.
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