Capillary action

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1. a force that causes liquids to rise or fall when inside very small tubular spaces.

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Example of capillary action.
Source: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~scdiroff/lds/NewtonianMechanics/CapillaryAction/CapillaryAction.html