capillary
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capillary
- /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ Canada
- /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ Canada
- /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ Australia, UK
- /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/ US
- /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ US
- /käˈpɪʎä.ɹi/ Philippines
- /käˈpɪʎä.ɾi/ Philippines
Rhymes with -ɪləɹi
Where it comes from
From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).
adjective more capillary · most capillary
- Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.
- Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
- Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
- Of or relating to capillaries in the body or to capillary action.
noun capillaries
- Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
- A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.
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noun any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins
| Español | capilar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모세관 mosegwan, 모세혈관 mosehyeolgwan |
| 日本語 | 毛細血管 mōsaikekkan, 毛管 mōkan, 毛細管 mōsaikan |
| 中文 | 毛細管 /毛细管 máoxìguǎn, 微血管 wēixuèguǎn, wēixiěguǎn, 毛細血管 /毛细血管 máoxìxuèguǎn, máoxìxiěguǎn |
| हिन्दी | केशिका keśikā |
| Kiswahili | kapilari |
| Português | capilar |
| Français | capillaire |
| Deutsch | Kapillare |
| Italiano | capillare, vaso capillare |
| Ελληνικά | τριχοειδές αγγείο trichoeidés angeío |
| Română | vas capilar, capilar |
| Русский | капилля́р kapilljár |
| Tiếng Việt | mao mạch |
| العربية | شُعَيْرَة دَمَوِيَّة šuʕayra damawiyya |
| עברית | נִים nim |
Talk about this word "capillary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capillary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. capillary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capillary "capillary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capillary.Cite this
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title = {capillary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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