Usually means: Small waves on liquid surfaces.
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  1. capillary wave: Wiktionary
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  1. Capillary Wave: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Definitions from Wiktionary (capillary wave)

noun:  A wave at a fluid boundary dominated by surface tension (opposed to larger waves dominated by gravity), a ripple.

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