capillary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Canada) IPA(key): /kəˈpɪ.lə.ɹi/, /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/
- (UK, Aust) IPA(key): /kəˈpɪ.lə.ɹi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[edit]
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.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
capillary (plural capillaries)
- A narrow tube.
- (anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
narrow tube
any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins
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Further reading[edit]
- capillary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- capillary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.