capillary

English Thesaurus

1. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	tube, tubing,
definition	:	conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	thermometer,
definition	:	measuring instrument for measuring temperature (noun.artifact)

2. any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules (noun.body)

hypernym	:	blood vessel,
definition	:	a vessel in which blood circulates (noun.body)

hyponym	:	glomerulus,
definition	:	a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation (noun.body)

hyponym	:	tomentum, tomentum cerebri,
definition	:	a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex (noun.body)

3. long and slender with a very small internal diameter (adj.all)

similar	:	thin,
definition	:	of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section (adj.all)

derivation	:	capillarity, capillary action,
definition	:	a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries (noun.phenomenon)

4. of or relating to hair (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	hair,
definition	:	a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss (noun.body)

5. long and slender with a very small internal diameter (adj.all)

derivation	:	capillarity, capillary action,
definition	:	a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries (noun.phenomenon)

6. of or relating to hair (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	hair,
definition	:	a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss (noun.body)