Grep of noun capillary
capillary
capillary action
capillary artery
capillary bed
capillary tube
capillary tubing
capillary vein
Overview of noun capillary
The noun capillary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing -- (a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action)
2. capillary -- (any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules)
Overview of adj capillary
The adj capillary has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. capillary -- (relating to or involving capillarity; "capillary action"; "capillary attraction")
2. capillary -- ((anatomy) "a capillary network")
3. capillary, hairlike -- (long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube")
Antonyms of adj capillary
1 of 3 senses of capillary
Sense 3
capillary, hairlike
INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> thick
Similarity of adj capillary
3 senses of capillary
Sense 1
capillary
Pertains to noun capillarity (Sense 1)
=>capillarity, capillary action
=> surface tension
Sense 2
capillary
Pertains to noun capillary (Sense 2)
=>capillary
=> blood vessel
Sense 3
capillary, hairlike
=> thin (vs. thick)
Attributes of adj capillary
Familiarity of adj capillary
capillary used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj capillary
capillary
Overview of noun capillary
The noun capillary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing -- (a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action)
2. capillary -- (any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules)
Overview of adj capillary
The adj capillary has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. capillary -- (relating to or involving capillarity; "capillary action"; "capillary attraction")
2. capillary -- ((anatomy) "a capillary network")
3. capillary, hairlike -- (long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube")
capillary definition
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