Definitions for capillary

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capillary cap·il·lar·y

Spelling: [kap-uh-ler-ee]

IPA: /ˈkæp əˌlɛr i/

Capillary is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in capillary (aacillpry).

Definitions for capillary

noun

1. Anatomy. one of the minute blood vessels between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins.
2. Also called capillary tube. a tube with a small bore.

adjective

1. pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
2. resembling a strand of hair; hairlike.
3. Physics. pertaining to capillarity. of or relating to the apparent attraction or repulsion between a liquid and a solid, observed in capillarity.
4. Anatomy. pertaining to a capillary or capillaries.

Origin of capillary

1570-80; capill(ar) (obsolete, Latin capillāris pertaining to hair, equivalent to capill(us) hair + -āris -ar¹) + -ary

Examples for capillary

Aspirate some of the inoculated media into capillary pipettes.

Many of these openings are capillary and sub-capillary in size.

Why are capillary blood-vessels found in every part of the system?

Give three examples of capillary attraction found in the home.

This is accomplished by what is known as capillary attraction.

You begin to see some of the advantages in shutting off capillary attraction.

Wrinkles are created by obliterating the capillary circulation of the skin.

Most drivers using this road are headed to and from a handful of capillary valleys in the Pech.

Because the water is conveyed up through the towel, by capillary attraction.

What evidence of capillary action have you seen outside of the laboratory?