Capillarity

[,kæpi'læriti]

Definition

(noun.) a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries.

Edited by Donnie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The quality or condition of being capillary.

(n.) The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction.

Editor: Rodney