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Word: Capillarity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French capillarité, from Latin capillaris ‘like a hair’ (see capillary)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkapɪˈlarɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube or absorbent material to rise or fall as a result of surface tension.
Short Definition:tendency of liquid in capillary tube or absorbent material
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