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capillarity vs surface tension

surface tension vs capillarity

capillarity and surface tension both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capillarity Yes No No No
surface tension Yes No No No
As nouns, surface tension is a hypernym of capillarity; that is, surface tension is a word with a broader meaning than capillarity:
  • capillarity: a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
  • surface tension: a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
capillarity (noun) surface tension (noun)
a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
Difference between capillarity and surface tension

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