(capillarity)
121capillary — [kə pɪləri] noun (plural capillaries) 1》 Anatomy any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules. 2》 (also capillary tube) a tube with an internal diameter of hair like thinness. adjective relating… …
122magnetism — n 1. magnetic force or intensity, Elect. gauss, Elect. oersted; magnetomotive force, magnetomotivity, magnetic flux density, magnetic field, electromagnetic field, electroaffinity, electromagnetic attraction, electromagnetic repulsion. 2. gravity …
123capillary — cap•il•lar•y [[t]ˈkæp əˌlɛr i[/t]] n. pl. lar•ies, adj. 1) anat. one of the minute blood vessels between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins 2) phs Also called cap′illary tube . a tube with a small bore 3) anat.… …
124surface tension — sur′face ten′sion n. phs the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, esp. a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface and manifested in capillarity, constriction of the surface, etc • Etymology: 1875–80 …
125capillary action — /kəˈpɪləri ækʃən/ (say kuh piluhree akshuhn) noun the elevation or depression of liquids in fine tubes, etc., due to the relative strengths of the intermolecular forces within the liquid, as by surface tension, and the attraction between the… …
126meniscus — /məˈnɪskəs / (say muh niskuhs) noun (plural menisci /məˈnɪsaɪ/ (say muh nisuy)) 1. a crescent or crescent shaped body. 2. a lens with a crescent shaped section. 3. the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which… …
127Kapillarität — kapiliarumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. capillarity vok. Kapillarität, f rus. капиллярность, f pranc. capillarité, f …
128capillarité — kapiliarumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. capillarity vok. Kapillarität, f rus. капиллярность, f pranc. capillarité, f …
