The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Capillary \Cap"il*la*ry\ (k[a^]p"[i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^] or
k[.a]*p[i^]l"l[.a]*r[y^]; 277), a. [L. capillaris, fr.
capillus hair. Cf. Capillaire.]
1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having
minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as,
the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
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2. Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary
action.
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Capillary attraction, Capillary repulsion, the apparent
attraction or repulsion between a solid and liquid caused
by capillarity. See Capillarity, and Attraction.
Capillarity tubes. See the Note under Capillarity.
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