CAPILLARY ACTION

capillary action: translation

  the upward movement of water through a channels in a substance. In geography, most commonly the upward movement of water through a soil. Caused by adhesion of the water to the channel surface and cohesion of water molecules to one another.

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• капиллярное воздействие

• капиллярное действие

• капиллярность

capillary action: translation

   The movement of water in the interstices of a porous medium due to capillary forces [22].

   Synonymous with capillarity, capillary water, and capillary migration.