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Noun: capillarity  ,ka-pu'ler-u-tee [N. Amer], ,ka-pu'la-ru-tee [Brit]
  1. A phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
    - capillary action

Derived forms: capillarities

Type of: surface tension

Encyclopedia: Capillarity

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