Capillary

Definition: Meaning of, capillary in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəˈpɪləri /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
capillary	capillaries

[countable]

synonym

antonym

capillary used in phrases

capillary action (noun)
1. technical the force that makes a liquid rise up a narrow tube
capillary artery (noun)
1. one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
capillary bed (noun)
1. a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries
capillary fracture (noun)
1. a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
capillary tube (noun)
1. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
capillary tubing (noun)
1. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
capillary vein (noun)
1. a minute vein continuous with a capillary
capillary vessel (noun)
1. any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
More

Pronunciation: ˈflaʃbak

Parts of Speech: noun

[uncountable and countable] a scene in a film, play, book etc that shows something that happened before that point in the story

capillary action