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capillary action Definition


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capillarity
capillary action
noun
    1. The phenomenon, caused by surface tension effects, whereby a liquid such as water rises up a narrow tube placed in the liquid.
Etymology: 19c: from French capillarité, from Latin capillaris, from capillus hair.



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