English adjective: capillary | |||
1. | capillary of or relating to hair | ||
2. | capillary long and slender with a very small internal diameter | ||
Samples | A capillary tube. | ||
Synonyms | hairlike | ||
Similar | thin | ||
Antonyms | thick | ||
English noun: capillary | |||
1. | capillary (artifact) a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action | ||
Synonyms | capillary tube, capillary tubing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tube, tubing | ||
Part meronym | thermometer | ||
2. | capillary (body) any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules | ||
Synonyms | capillary vessel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blood vessel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | glomerulus, tomentum, tomentum cerebri | ||