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Examples of capillary attraction in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Water can work its way under the door threshold via capillary attraction, wind or even negative slope on the exterior landing, causing water to run toward the room!
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Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1813, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of capillary attraction was
in 1813
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“Capillary attraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capillary%20attraction. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
capillary attraction
noun
: the force of adhesion between a solid and a liquid in capillarity
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