NALT

Preferred term

capillarity

Topic

A property of the surface of a liquid in contact with that of a solid, where the liquid's surface is raised or depressed due to the attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. The combined forces of adhesion and cohesion are at play.

fluid mechanics

capillary fringe

capillary action
capillary rise

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

6784

Spanish

capilaridad

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/21976

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 3/2/20