capillary effect

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• Capillary wave — A capillary wave is a wave travelling along the interface between two fluids, whose dynamics are dominated by the effects of surface tension.Capillary waves are common in nature and home, and are often referred to as ripple. The wavelength of… …   Wikipedia

• Capillary action — Capillary action, capillarity, capillary motion, or wicking is the ability of a substance to draw another substance into it. The standard reference is to a tube in plants but can be seen readily with porous paper. It occurs when the adhesive… …   Wikipedia

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• Capillary number — In fluid dynamics, the capillary number represents the relative effect of viscous forces versus surface tension acting across an interface between a liquid and a gas, or between two immiscible liquids. It is defined as: ext{Ca}… …   Wikipedia

• 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 leak syndrome — extravasation of plasma fluid and proteins into the extravascular space, resulting in sometimes fatal hypotension and reduced organ perfusion; an adverse effect of aldesleukin (interleukin 2) therapy …   Medical dictionary

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• Luggin capillary — A Luggin capillary (also Luggin probe, Luggin tip, or Luggin Haber capillary) is a small tube that is used in electrochemistry. The capillary defines a clear sensing point for the reference electrode near the working electrode. [ cite… …   Wikipedia

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• Marangoni effect — The Marangoni effect (also called the Gibbs–Marangoni effect) is the mass transfer along an interface between two fluids due to surface tension gradient. In the case of temperature dependence, this phenomenon may be called thermo capillary… …   Wikipedia

• Cheerios effect — Five paper clips cling to each other, supported on the water’s surface by surface tension. One red paperclip has sunk to the bottom of the cup, showing that these paper clips don t float. In fluid mechanics, the Cheerios effect is the tendency… …   Wikipedia