capillary migration

capillary migration

[′kap·ə‚ler·ē mī′grā·shən]

(hydrology)

Movement of water produced by the force of molecular attraction between rock material and the water.

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capillary flow

The flow of moisture through a capillary pore system, as in concrete.

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