capillary, hairlike
(adjective) long and slender with a very small internal diameter; “a capillary tube”
capillary
(adjective) of or relating to hair
capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing
(noun) a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
capillary, capillary vessel
(noun) any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
Source: WordNet® 3.1
capillary (comparative more capillary, superlative most capillary)
of or pertaining to hair.
pertaining to a narrow tube.
of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
capillary (plural capillaries)
A narrow tube.
(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"il*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. capillaris, fr. capillus hair. Cf. Capillaire.]
1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as, the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
2. Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary action. Capillary attraction, Capillary repulsion, the apparent attraction or repulsion between a soild and liquid caused bycapillarity. See Capillarity, and Attraction.
– Capillarity tubes. See the Note under Capillarity.
Cap"il*la*ry, n.; pl., Capillaries (.
1. A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, but used also for the smallest lymphatic and biliary vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
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