Capillarity Definition

Capillarity Sentence Examples

• Not only does water move upwards, but it is transferred by capillarity in all directions through the soil.

• It tends to improve the tilth and the capillarity of the soil by binding sands together somewhat and by opening up clays.

• If a number of small enough holes be drilled through a solid substance which is not wetted by the liquid, our knowledge of the phenomena of capillarity shows us that it needs pressure to force the liquid into the holes.

• In its full extension the subject of capillarity is very wide.

• Capillarity and Surface Tension.-Reference should be made to the article Capillary Action for the general discussion of this phenomenon of liquids.