(capillarity)
21Capillary attraction — Capillary Cap il*la*ry (k[a^]p [i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^] or k[.a]*p[i^]l l[.a]*r[y^]; 277), a. [L. capillaris, fr. capillus hair. Cf. {Capillaire}.] 1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small… …
22Capillary repulsion — Capillary Cap il*la*ry (k[a^]p [i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^] or k[.a]*p[i^]l l[.a]*r[y^]; 277), a. [L. capillaris, fr. capillus hair. Cf. {Capillaire}.] 1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small… …
23Capillary action — Capillary action, capillarity, capillary motion, or wicking is the ability of a substance to draw another substance into it. The standard reference is to a tube in plants but can be seen readily with porous paper. It occurs when the adhesive… …
24History of Physics — History of Physics † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …
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26Buoyancy — The forces at work in buoyancy In physics, buoyancy (  / …
27capillary — /kap euh ler ee/, adj., n., pl. capillaries. adj. 1. pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore. 2. resembling a strand of hair; hairlike. 3. Physics. a. pertaining to capillarity. b. of or pertaining to the apparent attraction …
28Mojabilidad — Gota de agua sobre una superficie ideal. El ángulo de contacto θ determina la mojabilidad del líquido. La mojabilidad[a] es la capacidad que tiene un líquido de extenderse y dejar una traza sobre un sólido. Depende de las interacciones… …
29capillary — a. pertaining to or like a hair; n. minute hair like blood vessel. ♦ capillaceous, ♦ capillose, a. hairy; bristly. ♦ capilliform, a. hair like. ♦ capillarimeter, n. instrument measuring liquid by action of capillarity. ♦… …
30capillary action — noun a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑capillarity • Derivationally related forms: ↑capillary (for: ↑capillarity) • …
