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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 | ||
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