Definition of capillarity in English:

noun

• The tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube or absorbent material to rise or fall as a result of surface tension.

  Also called capillary action

  Example sentences

  • ‘In applied mathematics he studied optics, electricity, telegraphy, capillarity, elasticity, thermodynamics, potential theory, quantum theory, theory of relativity and cosmology.’
  • ‘The patients had an elevated number of less efficient type II muscle fibers, whereas muscle fiber cross-sectional areas, capillarity, and mitochondrial volume density were not different between the groups.’
  • ‘Moisture levels in the foundation, and capillarity of the soil were measured, along with VOCs; the foundation was opened; and microbes from indoor air and materials were cultured.’
  • ‘Typically, the assessment of capillarity in patients with COPD has revealed rarefaction.’
  • ‘The surface tension was obtained as a fitting parameter when the experimental drop profile was fitted to the theoretical curve governed by the Laplace equation of capillarity.’