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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescapilaridade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.pi.la.ɾiˈda.dʒi
"A capilaridade faz com que o líquido suba pelo tubo estreito."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The behavior of liquids rising or falling in narrow tubes or porous materials, resulting from adhesive and cohesive forces.
"Capillarity allows plant roots to draw water upward from the soil into their stems and leaves." - 2
The quality or state of being capillary or functioning through fine, hair-like channels.
"The engineer calculated the capillarity of the porous stone used in the foundation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'capillus', meaning 'hair', combined with the suffix '-arity'. The term emerged in the 18th century in physics to describe the hair-like, extremely narrow tubes in which fluid attraction phenomena were first observed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Capillarity" is said worldwide
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capillarité
Transliteration: ka.pi.la.ʁi.te
"La capillarité permet à l'eau de monter dans les plantes."
Kapillarität
Transliteration: ka.pi.la.ʁiˈtɛːt
"Die Kapillarität ist für den Wassertransport in Pflanzen verantwortlich."
capillarità
Transliteration: ka.pil.la.riˈta
"La capillarità spiega come l'acqua sale attraverso il terreno."
capilaridad
Transliteration: ka.pi.la.ɾiˈðað
"La capilaridad es un fenómeno físico importante en la biología vegetal."
capilaridade
Transliteration: ka.pi.la.ɾiˈda.dʒi
"A capilaridade faz com que o líquido suba pelo tubo estreito."
केशिका क्रिया
Transliteration: keshika kriya
"केशिका क्रिया के कारण पानी पौधों की जड़ों से ऊपर चढ़ता है।"
毛细现象
Transliteration: máo xì xiàn xiàng
"毛细现象使水能够沿着细管上升。"
모세관 현상
Transliteration: mosaegwan hyeonsang
"모세관 현상으로 인해 물이 식물의 줄기를 타고 올라간다."
毛細管現象
Transliteration: mōsaikan genshō
"植物は毛細管現象を利用して水分を吸い上げます。"
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