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Noun Concept
Categories: Oceanographical terminology, Water waves, Fluid dynamics
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capillary wave  capillary waves  cat's paw  Gravity-capillary wave  gravity–capillary wave
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A capillary wave is a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension. Wikipedia
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A capillary wave is a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension. Wikipedia
A liquid surface wave, whose dynamics are dominated by the effects of surface tension Wikipedia Disambiguation
Wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension Wikidata
A wave at a fluid boundary dominated by surface tension (opposed to larger waves dominated by gravity), a ripple. Wiktionary