capillary
13 05 2008Nouns
1. (n.) capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing;
- a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action;
2. (n.) capillary, capillary vessel;
- any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules;
Adjectives
1. (adj.) capillary;
- of or relating to hair;
2. (adj.) capillary, hairlike;
- long and slender with a very small internal diameter;
- “a capillary tube”;
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