CAPILLARITY


Meaning of CAPILLARITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-pə-ˈler-ə-tē, -ˈla-rə- ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.