- capillary attraction
- капиллярное притяжение
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
Capillary attraction — Attraction At*trac tion, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Capillary attraction — Capillary Cap il*la*ry (k[a^]p [i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^] or k[.a]*p[i^]l l[.a]*r[y^]; 277), a. [L. capillaris, fr. capillus hair. Cf. {Capillaire}.] 1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capillary attraction — n. a force that is the resultant of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension in liquids which are in contact with solids, as in a capillary tube: when the cohesive force is greater, the surface of the liquid tends to rise in the tube, as with… … Universalium
capillary attraction — n. a force that is the resultant of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension in liquids which are in contact with solids, as in a capillary tube: when the cohesive force is greater, the surface of the liquid tends to rise in the tube, as with… … English World dictionary
capillary attraction — n the force of adhesion between a solid and a liquid in capillarity * * * the force that attracts the particles of a fluid into and along the caliber of a very narrow tube … Medical dictionary
capillary attraction — kapiliarinė trauka statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. capillary attraction vok. Kapillaranziehung, f; Kapillarattraktion, f rus. капиллярное притяжение, n pranc. attraction capillaire, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
capillary attraction — also capillary ac.tion noun (U) technical the force that makes a liquid rise up a narrow tube … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
capillary attraction — noun Date: 1813 the force of adhesion between a solid and a liquid in capillarity … New Collegiate Dictionary
capillary attraction — The adhesive force between a liquid and a solid in capillarity … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
capillary attraction — noun : the force of adhesion between a solid and a liquid in capillarity … Useful english dictionary
Capillary — Cap il*la*ry (k[a^]p [i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^] or k[.a]*p[i^]l l[.a]*r[y^]; 277), a. [L. capillaris, fr. capillus hair. Cf. {Capillaire}.] 1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English