capillary C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ UK /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #58613 Meanings 1 adj long and slender with a very small internal diameter A capillary tube. 2 noun a tube of small internal diameter Holds liquid by capillary action. 3 adj of or relating to hair 4 noun any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · long and slender with a... hairlike 2 noun · a tube of small internal... capillary tubecapillary tubing 4 noun · any of the minute blood... capillary vessel Word family Derived forms alveolocapillaryarteriocapillarycapillariccapillarilycapillaritiscapillaritycapillarizationcerebrocapillarychoriocapillaryelastocapillaryelectrocapillaryendocapillary Related forms arteryvein Common collocations capillary tube Adjective + noun capillary rise Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # capillary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 58613 ## Meanings 1. long and slender with a very small internal diameter 2. a tube of small internal diameter 3. of or relating to hair 4. any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules ## Examples - A capillary tube. - Holds liquid by capillary action. ## Derived Forms - alveolocapillary - arteriocapillary - capillaric - capillarily - capillaritis - capillarity - capillarization - cerebrocapillary - choriocapillary - elastocapillary - electrocapillary - endocapillary ## Related Forms - artery - vein ## Etymology From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown