The word capillarity is of Latin derivation, and signifies hair-like slenderness. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material] Reference
As already explained on page 10, a process called capillarity enables moisture to rise in the soil as plants need it. From Wordnik.com. [Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition] Reference
They serve to absorb and conduct water by capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Its place is taken by water brought from below by capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
This barometer requires no correction for errors of capillarity or capacity. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Through this water is conducted by capillarity as well as in the cell cavities. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Gravel forms the skeleton of the soil and limits its capillarity and shrinkage. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Before leaving the subject of capillarity let us examine the enlarged jewel in Fig. 5. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material] Reference
Mr. Lake: But the capillarity of the soil provides water for the tree above the water-table. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
The results are, however, vitiated by the effects of capillarity in the interior of the vessel. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference
This results in active capillarity which brings water to the surface and it is lost by evaporation. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
· Adding molasses to the soil improves its compressive strength and reduces the capillarity of the soil. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
It is so made that through capillarity the oil is retained at the end of the pivot where it is most wanted. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material] Reference
The tube, CB, Figure 4, has the same bore as the measuring tube in order to avoid corrections for capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881] Reference
Mention should also be made of Van der Waals 'thermodynamic theory of capillarity, which in its basic form first appeared in. From Wordnik.com. [J. D. van der Waals - Biography] Reference
The velocity of the current of air likewise facilitates the action of capillarity by carrying the oil to the top of the wick. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884] Reference
The reaction is one of great chemical interest, being one of that class of reactions which is greatly affected by capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
It makes the soil finer, thus increasing the surface for holding film water and enabling it to conduct more water by capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
The blood will now enter the pipette at first by capillarity; afterward gravity will also come into play and the pipette can be two-thirds filled without difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
If one of the cloths be left hanging six or eight inches over the side of the plate and dipping into a dish of water, the whole cloth will be kept moist by capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
Her capillarity has brought the water in both tubes to the same height. From Wordnik.com. [Plays by August Strindberg, Second series] Reference
Because of the influence of capillarity, the water table is not a horizontal surface. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
In my theory on capillary action, I have traced to similar forces the effects of capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
They are enable to do so by the permeability of the cane in one direction, and by its capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemical History of a Candle] Reference
This promotes capillarity, by which the surface of the soil is better supplied with moisture from below. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
Ground water is held at its height by the fact that its circulation is constantly impeded by capillarity and friction. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Geology] Reference
| Corr. for capillarity + ·032 | Corr. for altitude above |. From Wordnik.com. [The Hurricane Guide Being An Attempt To Connect The Rotary Gale Or Revolving Storm With Atmospheric Waves.] Reference
Where in the atmosphere is the capillarity?. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #19 « Climate Audit] Reference
A cone of soil to show capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
A cone of soil to show capillarity 49 29. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
4) Theory of social capillarity Hi!. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
"Leyel Forska, the font of capillarity. From Wordnik.com. [Flux Tales of Human Futures]
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