capillarity

English - Turkish

Definition of capillarity in English Turkish dictionary: kapilarite; kılcallık; (Tıp) Tüp içine konan sıvının tüp duvarına temas sonucu yükselmesi veya alçalması, kılcallık, kapillarite; {i} sıvıların kılcallara nüfuz etme özelliği

English - English

Definition of capillarity in English English dictionary: The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube
Hence the allowance to be made for diminution of the height of a mercurial column, owing to capillarity, is determined by two considerations — the diameter of the tube and versed sine of the corresponding meniscus.; (1) The property of tubes or earth-like particles with hair-like openings which, when immersed in fluid, raise (or depress) the fluid in the tubes above (or below) the surface of the fluid in which they are immersed (2) The interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape Also referred to as Capillary Action or Capillary Attraction; the movement of liquid through narrow tubes as a result of surface forces; The action by which the surface of a liquid (where it is in contact with a solid) is elevated or depressed, depending upon the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid; The elevation or depression of liquids in small-diameter tubes; a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries; Rise or fall of liquid in a small passage or tube. When a glass tube of small internal diameter is inserted into water, the surface water molecules are attracted to the glass and the water level in the tube rises. The narrower the tube, the higher the water rises. The water is said to "wet" the tube. Water will also be drawn into the fibres of a towel, even if the towel is in a horizontal position. Conversely, if a glass tube is inserted into mercury, the level of the liquid in the tube falls. The mercury does not wet the tube. Capillarity is caused by the difference in attraction of the liquid molecules to each other and the attraction of the liquid molecules to those of the tube; A property of a solid-liquid system manifested by the tendency of the liquid in contact with the solid to rise above or fall below the level of the surrounding liquid; this phenomenon is seen in a smallbore (capillary) tube; The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction; (1)The degree to which a material or object containing minute openings or passages, when immersed in a liquid, will draw the surface of the liquid above the hydrostatic level Unless otherwise defined, the liquid is generally assumed to be water (2)The phenomenon by which water is held in interstices above the normal hydrostatic level, due to attraction between water molecules; A general term referring to phenomena attributable to the forces of surface or interfacial tension; The quality or condition of being capillary; {i} rising or falling of a liquid's surface level; The phenomenon by which water rises in small pores into the unsaturated zone above the water table, because of adhesive and cohesive forces