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CAPILLARY TUBING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does capillary tubing mean?
• CAPILLARY TUBING (noun)
The noun CAPILLARY TUBING has 1 sense:
1. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
Familiarity information: CAPILLARY TUBING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
capillary; capillary tube; capillary tubing
Hypernyms ("capillary tubing" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
Holonyms ("capillary tubing" is a part of...):
thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
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