capillary tube

cap·il·lar·y tube

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Definitions of capillary tube words

noun capillary tube a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc 3
adjective capillary tube pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore. 1
adjective capillary tube resembling a strand of hair; hairlike. 1
adjective capillary tube Physics. pertaining to capillarity. of or relating to the apparent attraction or repulsion between a liquid and a solid, observed in capillarity. 1
adjective capillary tube Anatomy. pertaining to a capillary or capillaries. 1
noun plural capillary tube Anatomy. one of the minute blood vessels between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins. 1

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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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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