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Synonyms for capillary
ˈkæp əˌlɛr icap·il·la·ry

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Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 3 votes

  1. capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubingnoun

    a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action

    Synonyms:
    capillary vessel, capillary tube, capillary tubing

    Antonyms:
    thick

  2. capillary, capillary vesseladjective

    any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules

    Synonyms:
    capillary vessel, capillary tube, capillary tubing

    Antonyms:
    thick

  3. capillaryadjective

    of or relating to hair

    Synonyms:
    hairlike

    Antonyms:
    thick

  4. capillary, hairlikeadjective

    long and slender with a very small internal diameter

    "a capillary tube"

    Synonyms:
    hairlike

    Antonyms:
    thick

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. capillaryadjective

    Synonyms:
    fine (like a hair), slender, minute

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "capillary":

    hair

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. capillary

    Synonyms:
    vas capillare

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