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capillarity|kæpɪˈlærɪtɪ|
[ad. F. capillarité, f. L. capillār-is capillary + -ity.]
Capillary quality; esp. that of exerting capillary attraction or repulsion. Also, capillary attraction.
1830Herschel Stud. Nat. Phil. 234 Capillary attraction, or capillarity as it is sometimes called. 1850Daubeny Atom. The. (ed. 2) 315 The affinity of capillarity..which acts solely between the surfaces of the attracting body and of that which combines with it. 1882Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iii. i. iv. §2. 299 The power possessed by water of penetrating rocks, in virtue of the porosity and capillarity. |