A phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid where it contacts a solid is elevated or depressed, because of the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

DUI

D002197 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0554087

History note

2012 (1966)

Public note

2012; see CAPILLARITY 1966-2011