capillary action

English

Noun

capillary action (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• (drawing of liquid often against gravity): capillarity

Translations

drawing of a liquid up interstices

• Danish: hårrørsvirkning c
• Finnish: kapillaari-ilmiö (fi)
• French: capillarité (fr) f
• Icelandic: hárpípuverkun f, hárpípukraftur m
• Italian: capillarità (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kapillarkraft m or f

  Nynorsk: kapillarkraft f

• Spanish: capilaridad (es) f

See also

• wick