capillary depression

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capillary depression [′kap·ə‚ler·ē di′presh·ən]

(fluid mechanics)

The depression of the meniscus of a liquid contained in a tube where the liquid does not wet the walls of the container, as in a mercury barometer; the meniscus has a convex shape, resulting in a depression.

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