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capillaries

cap·il·lar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kap-uh-ler-ee]
    • /ˈkæp əˌlɛr i/
    • /kəˈpɪl.ər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kap-uh-ler-ee]
    • /ˈkæp əˌlɛr i/

Definitions of capillaries word

  • adjective capillaries pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore. 1
  • adjective capillaries resembling a strand of hair; hairlike. 1
  • adjective capillaries Physics. pertaining to capillarity. of or relating to the apparent attraction or repulsion between a liquid and a solid, observed in capillarity. 1
  • adjective capillaries Anatomy. pertaining to a capillary or capillaries. 1
  • noun plural capillaries Anatomy. one of the minute blood vessels between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins. 1
  • noun plural capillaries Also called capillary tube. a tube with a small bore. 1
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Origin of capillaries

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; capill(ar) (obsolete, < Latin capillāris pertaining to hair, equivalent to capill(us) hair + -āris -ar1) + -ary

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Parts of speech for Capillaries

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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capillaries popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for capillaries

noun capillaries

  • hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
  • nerve — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
  • seam — the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
  • lode — a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
  • stripe — a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment.
All 20 Synonyms of capillaries

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Related words

  • capillary

    Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.

  • glomerulus

    a compact cluster of capillaries.

  • portal system

    a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.

  • arteriole

    any of the small subdivisions of an artery that form thin-walled vessels ending in capillaries

  • blood vessel

    Blood vessels are the narrow tubes through which your blood flows.

  • blood-brain barrier

    the barrier created by the walls of the capillaries of the brain that prevents certain substances, as most proteins and drugs, from passing from the blood into the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid
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