elastocapillarity

English

Etymology

elasto- + capillarity

Noun

elastocapillarity (uncountable)

  1. (physics) elastic capillarity
    • 2015, Francesco Mancarella, Robert W. Style, John S. Wettlaufer, “Interfacial tension and a three-phase generalized self-consistent theory of non-dilute soft composite solids”, in arXiv:
      Within this framework, the composite stiffness depends solely on the ratio of the elastocapillarity length to the inclusion radius .
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