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capillary attraction
capillary attractionn. The force that results from greater adhesion of a liquid to a solid surface than internal cohesion of the liquid itself and that causes the liquid to be raised against a vertical surface, as water is in a clean glass tube. It is the force that allows a porous material to soak up a liquid.Translationscapillary attraction
capillary attraction[′kap·ə‚ler·ē ə′trak·shən] (fluid mechanics) The force of adhesion existing between a solid and a liquid in capillarity. capillary attraction
attraction [ah-trak´shun] the force or influence by which one object is drawn toward another.capillary attraction the force that causes a liquid to rise in a fine-caliber tube.cap·il·lar·y at·trac·tionthe force that causes fluids to rise up very fine tubes or pass through the pores of a loose material.cap·il·lar·y at·trac·tion (kap'i-lar-ē ă-trak'shŭn) The force that causes fluids to rise up very fine tubes or pass through the pores of a loose material. cap·il·lar·y at·trac·tion (kap'i-lar-ē ă-trak'shŭn) The force that causes fluids to rise up very fine tubes or pass through the pores of a loose material. ThesaurusSeecapillary action |