kapilaritas

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kapilaˈritas]
• Hyphenation: ka‧pi‧la‧ri‧tas
• Rhymes: -tas, -as, -s

Noun

kapilaritas (first-person possessive kapilaritasku, second-person possessive kapilaritasmu, third-person possessive kapilaritasnya)

1. capillarity: The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.

Alternative forms

• kapilariti (Standard Malay)

Related terms

• kapiler

 

Further reading

• “kapilaritas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.