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noun
The drawing of a liquid (often against gravity) into or up narrow interstices due to surface tension
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: capillarity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface tension
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