capillarity

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	surface tension,
definition	:	a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	capillary, hairlike,
definition	:	long and slender with a very small internal diameter (adj.all)

derivation	:	capillary, hairlike,
definition	:	long and slender with a very small internal diameter (adj.all)