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- [kap-uh-ler-ee]
- /ˈkæp əˌlɛr i/
- /kəˈpɪl.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kap-uh-ler-ee]
- /ˈkæp əˌlɛr i/
Definitions of capillary word
- countable noun capillary Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body. 3
- adjective capillary resembling a hair; slender 3
- adjective capillary (of tubes) having a fine bore 3
- adjective capillary of or relating to any of the delicate thin-walled blood vessels that form an interconnecting network between the arterioles and the venules 3
- adjective capillary of or relating to capillarity 3
- noun capillary any of the capillary blood vessels 3
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Origin of capillary
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 Capillary
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capillary 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".
capillary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for capillary
noun capillary
- 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.
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