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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The phenomenon that the [[equilibrium]] positions of the air–water interfaces in a system of pores are dependent on whether the system is increasing or decreasing in [[water content]] (i.e., the wetting history).</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The phenomenon that the [[equilibrium]] positions of the air–water interfaces in a system of pores are dependent on whether the system is increasing or decreasing in [[water content|water content]] (i.e., the wetting history).</div><br/> </div> | ||
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capillary hysteresis
The phenomenon that the equilibrium positions of the air–water interfaces in a system of pores are dependent on whether the system is increasing or decreasing in water content (i.e., the wetting history).