Capillary

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

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

(adj.) long and slender with a very small internal diameter; 'a capillary tube' .

(adj.) of or relating to hair .

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• One does not blush to show modesty or embarrassment to others, but because the capillary circulation alters in response to stimuli. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Vandura silk was spun from an aqueous solution of gelatine by forcing it through a fine capillary tube, but it attained little or no practical value. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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