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Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow space without the assistance of external forces like gravity.
History, Examples & Height of a meniscus
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Capillary action | is a | capillary action siphon | 0.90 | text |
| a straw | instance of | in a thin tube | 0.80 | text |
| in porous materials such as paper | instance of | in a thin tube | 0.80 | text |
| plaster | instance of | in a thin tube | 0.80 | text |
| in some non-porous materials such as clay | instance of | in a thin tube | 0.80 | text |
| liquefied carbon fiber | instance of | in a thin tube | 0.80 | text |
| or in biological cells.It occurs because of intermolecular forces between the liquid | instance of | in a thin tube | 0.80 | text |
| surrounding solid surfaces | instance of | in a thin tube | 0.80 | text |
| Capillary action | related to Examples | In | 0.60 | section |
| Capillary action | related to Examples | Two | 0.60 | section |
| Capillary action | related to history | The | 0.60 | section |
| Capillary action | related to history | Leonardo | 0.60 | section |
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