capillary
/kəˈpɪləri/noun
उच्चारण कपिलरी
केशिका, रक्त-केशिका
Advanced word
noun
- 1
[C] technical
any of the smallest tubes in the body that carry blood between the arteries and the veins
केशिका, रक्त-केशिका
- Oxygen passes from the capillaries into the cells of the body.
- The walls of a capillary are only one cell thick.
- 2
[C] technical
a very narrow tube
केशनली, बहुत पतली नली
- The liquid rose up the glass capillary.
adjective
- 1
[only before noun] technical
connected with very narrow tubes, or with the way a liquid rises or falls in them
केशिका-संबंधी, केशिकीय
- Capillary action helps water rise in the stems of plants.
- Ink spreads through blotting paper by capillary action.
§Grammar and usage
British English stresses the second syllable, ca-PIL-lary.
British English में दूसरे syllable पर ज़ोर दिया जाता है, यानी ca-PIL-lary।