The tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube to rise as a result of surface forces.
Example sentencesExamples
In physics we had things called teat pipettes, and they have a bit of capillary attraction in them so that fluid flows vertically upwards, sucked magically to higher levels.
That is, he wanted to rule out other types of attraction such as capillary attraction of water to a surface or a strongly polar surface.
The mechanism for joining by soldering involves three closely related factors: 1) wetting, 2) alloying, and 3) capillary attraction.
The filler metal is distributed between the closely fitted surfaces of the joint by capillary attraction.
Recent research confirms that the adhesive effects are due to van der Waals forces rather than capillary attraction or suction.
Definition of capillary attraction in US English:
capillary attraction
noun
The tendency of a liquid in a capillary tube to rise as a result of surface forces.
Example sentencesExamples
The mechanism for joining by soldering involves three closely related factors: 1) wetting, 2) alloying, and 3) capillary attraction.
The filler metal is distributed between the closely fitted surfaces of the joint by capillary attraction.
In physics we had things called teat pipettes, and they have a bit of capillary attraction in them so that fluid flows vertically upwards, sucked magically to higher levels.
Recent research confirms that the adhesive effects are due to van der Waals forces rather than capillary attraction or suction.
That is, he wanted to rule out other types of attraction such as capillary attraction of water to a surface or a strongly polar surface.