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单词 capillarity
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Definition of capillarity in English:

capillarity

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

    毛细作用。亦称CAPILLARY ACTION

    Also called capillary action
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Typically, the assessment of capillarity in patients with COPD has revealed rarefaction.
    • In applied mathematics he studied optics, electricity, telegraphy, capillarity, elasticity, thermodynamics, potential theory, quantum theory, theory of relativity and cosmology.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French capillarité, from Latin capillaris 'like a hair' (see capillary).

Definition of capillarity in US English:

capillarity

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

    毛细作用。亦称CAPILLARY ACTION

    Also called capillary action
    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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.
    • Typically, the assessment of capillarity in patients with COPD has revealed rarefaction.
    • In applied mathematics he studied optics, electricity, telegraphy, capillarity, elasticity, thermodynamics, potential theory, quantum theory, theory of relativity and cosmology.
    • 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.
    • 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.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French capillarité, from Latin capillaris ‘like a hair’ (see capillary).

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