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capillary action

noun

Meaning

  1. The drawing of a liquid (often against gravity) into or up narrow interstices due to surface tension

Etymology / origin

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Related words

capillarity(English)wicking(English)electrocapillarity(English)surface tension(English)elastocapillarity(English)jurin's law(English)suction(English)thermocapillarity(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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