A drop of acetic acid is then placed at the edge of the plates--between which it is soon introduced by capillary attraction--and the mixture allowed to rest in the cold for a few moments.
The fluid collects by capillary attraction at the points of contact of the plates as a more or less colored layer, in which the crystals are deposited.
The parts must be kept in a state of complete relaxation and rest; cold cloths or iced water, allowed to drop or run over the surface by capillary attraction, should be assiduously applied.
The deep-lying veins and sheets of water, supplied by infiltration from often comparatively distant sources, send up moisture by capillary attraction, and the pavement prevents the soil beneath it from losing its humidity by evaporation.
Because the water is conveyed up through the towel, by capillary attraction.
And, also, the mercury clings to the sides of the tube by capillary attraction; therefore, tapping on the face of the barometer sets the weight free, and overcomes the attraction which impedes the rise or fall of the mercury.
The water rises through the lamp wick by capillary attraction.
The deep-lying veins and sheets of water, supplied by infiltration from above, send up moisture by capillary attraction, and the pavement prevents the soil beneath it from losing its humidity by evaporation.
In paper making, the pores of this material, unless filled up or sized, cause the ink to blot or spread by capillary attraction.
This they cannot do, because the water from a higher source, with the aid of capillary attraction, and the friction or resistance met with in percolation, will keep up this head of water far above the drained level.
Capillary attraction or repulsion is the cause which determines the ascent or descent of a fluid in a capillary tube.
Now, I am going to give you one or two instances of capillary attraction.
There is a beautiful point about that--capillary attraction[4].
The wick carries the oil from the bowl into the burner by capillary attraction--one end being in the oil and the other in the burner.
The burner of one type consists of a metal dish packed with a porous material which is non-inflammable, but a good conductor of liquids by capillary attraction, and the top is covered over by a wire screen.
Stoves with wicks draw the alcohol up by capillary attractionto the point of ignition, and the metal jacket about the wick prevents the fire burning back into the bowl containing the alcohol.
By capillary attraction, assisted by gravitation, part of the water of the ocean is being transferred through this stratum to the underground cavity.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "capillary attraction" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
