Capillary Definition & Meaning
capillary
- adjective
- of or relating to hair
- long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"
- noun
- a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
- any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
"Capillary" in song lyrics
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"I'll tap the jelly out your capillary"
Eddie Ill & DL f/ Brooklyn Academy — Brooklyn Academy Freestyle -
"broken capillary"
AOL — AOL -
"squeezes fluid out of a capillary"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with capillary
Usage tips for "capillary"
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- What does capillary mean?
- of or relating to hair long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube" a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
- What part of speech is capillary?
- Capillary is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does capillary have?
- Capillary has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).