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Wetting

Wetting describes the degree to which a liquid spreads on a solid when it comes into contact with it. One measure of wetting is the contact angle. Complete wetting is referred to as spreading.

Glossary

  • Tensiometer
  • Three-phase point
  • Top-view distance method
  • Washburn method
  • Weber number
  • Wettability
  • Wetted length
  • Wetting
  • Wilhelmy plate method
  • Work of adhesion
  • Work of cohesion
  • Young's equation
  • Young-Laplace fit

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