| 单词 | capillary |
| 释义 | capillary (once / 4370 pages) 1nadj 2adj You are probably most familiar with the word capillary as a minute vessel that transports blood to larger vessels in the body, but a capillary can actually mean any tiny tubelike device that moves a liquid from point to point. Capillary comes from the Latin word capillaris, meaning "of or resembling hair." The meaning stems from the tiny, hairlike diameter of a capillary. While capillary is usually used as a noun, the word also is used as an adjective, as in "capillary action," in which a liquid is moved along — even upward, against gravity — as the liquid is attracted to the internal surface of the capillaries. WORD FAMILYcapillary: capillaries, capillarity USAGE EXAMPLESActual organs, she says, will require a more complex pattern of veins and capillaries of varying sizes. Nature(Dec 06, 2016) The presence of enlarged or malformed capillaries in this area, the nail fold, indicate an underlying connective tissue disease. New York Times(Dec 05, 2016) I tried crying until capillaries broke in my eyelids. The Guardian(Oct 06, 2016) 1 1n any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules Syn|Hypo|Hyper capillary vessel glomerulus a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation tomentum, tomentum cerebria network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex blood vessel a vessel in which blood circulates 2n a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action Syn|Hyper capillary tube, capillary tubing tube, tubing conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases 3adj long and slender with a very small internal diameter 2a capillary tube Syn hairlike thin of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section adj of or relating to hair |
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