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capillary Meaning in Japanese (capillary 英語 意味)

noun毛細血管
adjective毛細管の
毛細血管 in English:capillary
Phonetic:もうさいけっかん
Quick Answer • 要約

capillary の日本語の意味は「毛細血管, 毛細管の」です。 (細動脈と細静脈を結ぶ網の目を形成する微細な血管で、血液と組織の間での物質交換に不可欠なもの。)

Definitions of Capillary

  1. 1
    noun
    毛細血管

    A capillary is a minute blood vessel forming part of a network between arterioles and venules, crucial for the exchange of substances between blood and tissues.

    細動脈と細静脈を結ぶ網の目を形成する微細な血管で、血液と組織の間での物質交換に不可欠なもの。

  2. 2
    adjective
    毛細管の

    Capillary describes something having a very fine bore or internal diameter, resembling a hair, often used in physics to refer to tubes.

    髪の毛に似た、非常に細い内径を持つことを表す形容詞で、物理学ではしばしば管を指すのに使われる。

Example Sentences

formal

“The exchange of gases occurs in the tiny capillaries of the lungs.”

ガスの交換は、肺の小さな毛細血管で行われる。

formal

“Plants absorb water from the soil through capillary action.”

植物は毛細管現象によって土壌から水分を吸収する。

Synonyms (類語)

In English:

microvessel

Inflected Word Forms

nouncapillarity

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

capillary actioncollocation

The tendency of a liquid in a narrow tube or absorbent material to rise or fall as a result of surface tension.

capillary tubecollocation

A tube of small internal diameter, especially one used to demonstrate capillary action.