20 TermsHome > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Capillary wave
Capillary wave
A wave whose velocity or propagation is controlled primarily by the surface tension of the liquid in which the wave is travelling. A water wave in which the wave length is less than 2.5 cm is considered to be a capillary wave, while waves longer than 2.5 cm and shorter than 5cm are in an indeterminate zone between Capillary and gravity wave .
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Geology
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Festivals Category:
Eid al-fitr
Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, Muslims are not only celebrating the end of fasting, but thanking GOD for the help and strength that he ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Christmas(52)
- Easter(33)
- Spring festival(22)
- Thanksgiving(15)
- Spanish festivals(11)
- Halloween(3)
Festivals(140) Terms
- Biochemistry(4818)
- Genetic engineering(2618)
- Biomedical(4)
- Green biotechnology(4)
- Blue biotechnology(1)
Biotechnology(7445) Terms
- Journalism(537)
- Newspaper(79)
- Investigative journalism(44)
News service(660) Terms
- Air conditioners(327)
- Water heaters(114)
- Washing machines & dryers(69)
- Vacuum cleaners(64)
- Coffee makers(41)
- Cooking appliances(5)
Household appliances(624) Terms
- Body language(129)
- Corporate communications(66)
- Oral communication(29)
- Technical writing(13)
- Postal communication(8)
- Written communication(6)