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^[1]:

     Within this framework, the composite stiffness depends solely on the ratio of the elastocapillarity length $L$ to the inclusion radius $R$.

Related terms

• elastocapillary