capillary /kə-pilˈə-ri, sometimes kapˈi-lə-ri/

1. Relating to hair
2. Hairlike
3. Of very small bore
4. Relating to capillary action

1. A fine-bored tube
2. A minute thin-walled blood vessel that forms a network connecting arteries with veins (anatomy)

capillarity /-larˈi-ti/ noun

1. Capillary quality
2. An obsolete term for capillary action

capillitium /kap-i-lishˈi-əm/ noun

A mass of threads

capillary action noun

The force that causes a liquid in contact with a solid to rise (as in a capillary tube), or to spread (as through blotting-paper), caused by surface tension

capillary electrometer noun

An electrolytic cell, consisting of a capillary tube joining two electrodes that contain mercury, used as a measuring device for small voltages

capillary joint noun

A plumbing joint in which the ends of two pipes are inserted into either end of a marginally wider piece of piping and soldered in

capillary matting noun

Highly absorbent matting made of fine filaments, used in watering greenhouse, etc plants

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