n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ka-p ə - ' ler- ə -t ē , - ' la-r ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Date: 1830
1 : the property or state of being capillary
2 : 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 depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid