( n. )
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.
( n. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012