Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in...

hairlike diameter of a capillary. While capillary is usually used as a noun, the word also is used as an adjective, as in "capillary action", in which a liquid...

Young–Laplace equation (/ləˈplɑːs/) is an equation that describes the capillary pressure difference sustained across the interface between two static...

liquid, usually water.[citation needed] Menisci are a manifestation of capillary action, by which either surface adhesion pulls a liquid up to form a concave...

Jurin's law, or capillary rise, is the simplest analysis of capillary action—the induced motion of liquids in small channels—and states that the maximum...

important leading to the formation of a meniscus through capillary action. This capillary action has profound consequences for biological systems as it...

statics, capillary pressure ( p c {\displaystyle {p_{c}}} ) is the pressure between two immiscible fluids in a thin tube (see capillary action), resulting...

The capillary fringe is the subsurface layer in which groundwater seeps up from a water table by capillary action to fill pores. Pores at the base of...

of liquid water from the roots to the leaves is driven in part by capillary action, but primarily driven by water potential differences. If the water...

nib and deposits the ink on paper via a combination of gravity and capillary action. Filling the reservoir with ink may be achieved manually, via the use...

hollow natural material which could retain a small reservoir of ink by capillary action. However, these ink reservoirs were relatively small, requiring the...

collected via capillary action in small channels located between its scales. Captured water is transported passively via capillary action in semi-tubular...

tapering slit cut down its centre, to convey the ink down the nib by capillary action, as well as a breather hole of varying shape. The breather hole allows...

the capillary action movement of water upwards in plants is the adhesion between the water and the surface of the xylem conduits. Capillary action provides...

retained by a combination of adhesion (funiculary groundwater), and capillary action (capillary groundwater). If the vadose zone envelops soil, the water contained...

Sample is introduced into the capillary via capillary action, pressure, siphoning, or electrokinetically, and the capillary is then returned to the source...

gauge pressure = 0). In soils where capillary action is strong, the water table is pulled upward, forming a capillary fringe. The groundwater may be from...

the same pore volume as the volume of the solution that was added. Capillary action draws the solution into the pores. Solution added in excess of the...

characteristic length scale in fluid mechanics Capillary action, the drawing of liquid into a tube or porous material Capillary electrophoresis, the separation of...

In chemistry, polarity is a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment, with a negatively...

used in the tip - by capillary action and gravity. As with a fountain pen, ink leaves the tip of a felt tip pen by capillary action when writing on a porous...

Because water has strong cohesive and adhesive forces, it exhibits capillary action. Strong cohesion from hydrogen bonding and adhesion allows trees to...

ice lenses must be sufficiently porous to allow capillary action, yet not so porous as to break capillary continuity. Such soil is referred to as "frost...

changing state at a constant temperature. Torque and center of mass. Capillary action of the wicking felt. Wet-bulb temperature: The temperature difference...

loop heat pipe (LHP) is a two-phase heat transfer device that uses capillary action to remove heat from a source and passively move it to a condenser or...

case of temperature dependence, this phenomenon may be called thermo-capillary convection or Bénard–Marangoni convection. This phenomenon was first identified...

The capillary length or capillary constant is a length scaling factor that relates gravity and surface tension. It is a fundamental physical property...

Capillary action through synthetic mesh is the result of the intermolecular attraction between moisture and semi-synthetic polymers, causing a current...

of kerosene lamp, which burns kerosene drawn up through a wick by capillary action. If this type of lamp is broken, it can easily start a fire. A flat-wick...

molecules), helps explain phenomena such as meniscus, surface tension and capillary action. Mercury in a glass flask is a good example of the effects of the ratio...