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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPILLARY TUBE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPILLARY TUBE

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Capillary tube is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CAPILLARY TUBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

capillary tube

Capillary action

Capillary action is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, and in opposition to, external forces like gravity. The effect can be seen in the drawing up of liquids between the hairs of a paint-brush, in a thin tube, in porous materials such as paper, in some non-porous materials such as liquefied carbon fiber, or in a cell. It occurs because of intermolecular forces between the liquid and surrounding solid surfaces. If the diameter of the tube is sufficiently small, then the combination of surface tension and adhesive forces between the liquid and container act to lift the liquid. In short, the capillary action is due to the pressure of cohesion and adhesion which cause the liquid to work against gravity.

Definition of capillary tube in the English dictionary

The definition of capillary tube in the dictionary is a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPILLARY TUBE

capias
capillaceous
capillaire
capillaries
capillarity
capillary
capillary action
capillitium
capita
capital
capital account
capital allowance
capital allowances
capital assets
capital budget
capital city
capital cost
capital employed
capital equipment
capital expenditure

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPILLARY TUBE

boob tube
cathode-ray tube
discharge tube
drainage tube
electron tube
Eustachian tube
extension tube
Fallopian tube
image tube
inner tube
neural tube
Pitot-static tube
Pitot tube
pollen tube
shock tube
storage tube
test tube
the tube
tube
vacuum tube
X-ray tube

Synonyms and antonyms of capillary tube in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «capillary tube» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPILLARY TUBE

Find out the translation of capillary tube to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capillary tube from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capillary tube» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毛细管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tubo capilar
570 millions of speakers

English

capillary tube
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केशिका ट्यूब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنبوب شعري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

капиллярная трубка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tubo capilar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৈশিক নল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tube capillaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiub kapilari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kapillarrohr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

毛細管
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모세관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pipa kapiler
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống mao dẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தசைநார் குழாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केशिका नलिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kılcal tüp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tubo capillare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kapilary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капілярна трубка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tub capilar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τριχοειδής σωλήνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glashaarbuis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kapillärrör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kapillærrør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capillary tube

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPILLARY TUBE»

The term «capillary tube» is regularly used and occupies the 58.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPILLARY TUBE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capillary tube

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPILLARY TUBE»

Discover the use of capillary tube in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capillary tube and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
CAPILLARY TUBE AND ITS SIZING The capillary tube is a fixed restriction-type device. It is a long and narrow tube connecting the condenser directly to the evaporator. The pressure drop through the capillary tube is due to the following two ...
C. P. Arora, 2000
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Basic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
It is because of this handicap, the hand-expansion valve is seldom used nowadays. CAPILLARYTUBE Instead of an orifice, a length of a small-diameter tube can offer the same restrictive effect. A small diameter tubing is called ' capillary tube', ...
P. N. Ananthanarayanan, 2013
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Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
The water pressures above point A in the capillary tube are negative, as shown in Fig. 4.5. The water in the capillary tube is said to be under tension. On the other hand, the water pressures below point A (i.e., water table) are positive due to ...
D. G. Fredlund, Harianto Rahardjo, 1993
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College Physics: Reasoning and Relationships
Table 10.4 Surface Tensions of Some Common Liquids at Room Temperature Water molecules are attracted to the glass B Meniscus Water in a glass A capillary tube Mercury in a glass capillary tube Figure 10.34 A When a thin glass capillary ...
Nicholas Giordano, 2009
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Heat Pumps
Capillary Tube Refrigerant pressure starts to drop FIGURE 1-30 When the refrigerant exits the capillary tube, its pressure has dropped to the desired level Spring Pressure (70 psig) Evaporator Pressure (70 psig) High-temperature, ...
Eugene Silberstein, 2003
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Geotechnical Engineering
When the end of a vertical capillary tube is inserted into a source of water, the water rises in the tube and remains there. This rise is attributed to the attraction between the water and the glass and to surface tension which develops at the ...
C. Venkatramaiah, 2006
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Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale and Microscale ...
Thermometer Figure 2.21 Micro boiling-point apparatus: (a) fusing a capillary tube; (b) joining capillary tubes and cutting off one end; (c) assembling micro boiling-point apparatus with correct placement of ebullition and sample tubes, and ...
John Gilbert, Stephen Martin, 2010
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Clinical Laboratory Procedure--hematology
(4) Adult Females: 38-47% (average 42%). 5-11. Microhematocrit : a. Principle. A capillary tube is filled with whole blood by gravity and capillarity to within 1 or 2 cm of the end. The unfilled end is sealed and the tube is centrifuged.
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Industrial Instrumentation & Control,2e
The technique of determining the viscosity of Newtonian fluids by measuring the pressure drop across a capillary tube during isothermal, laminar flow is well known. The Hagen-Poiseuille Law states that the pressure drop in a Newtonian liquid ...
S. K. Singh, 2003
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Emerging Technologies in Airconditioning and Refrigeration
The flow inside a capillary tube was investigated by Steabler (1948) who performed extensive tests and presented experimental data graphically for Freon - 1 2 and proposed a correlation: LI = Lo(di/do) '6 to calculate new capillary length LI, ...
Radhey Shyam Agarwal, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPILLARY TUBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capillary tube is used in the context of the following news items.
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Smart phones assist parasite diagnosis
Five second movies are taken at 5 different points as the capillary tube is moved along past the lens and an image-processing algorithm ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Patent Focus for June 29: recent local patents awarded
Bent capillary tube aerosol generator; (U.S. Patent 9,061,300); Marc D. Belcastro of Glen Allen; Jeffrey A. Swepston of Powhatan; Philip Morris ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jun 15»
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Company profile: Golden Dragon
... largest producer of copper tubes, manufacturing a range of products including inner groove tube, fabricated tubing and capillary tube. «Metalbulletin.com, Jun 15»
4
Observation and recording of sample melting points
The sample for analysis is simply enclosed in a glass capillary tube and then brought to its melting point under strictly controlled time and ... «Laboratory Talk, Jun 15»
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'Darwin Versus Deepak': Which Came First, Feelings, or the Brain?
... find food and mates, avoid obstacles and predators, learn and remember (when sucked into a capillary tube they escape faster each time), ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Understanding the antimicrobial action of borrelidin: an interview …
... interfere with the formation of new blood vessels (a process called angiogenesis) and to induce apoptosis of cells that form the capillary tube. «News-Medical.net, May 15»
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Simple Thermometer-Like Device To Help Doctors Diagnose Heart …
This structure amplifies small changes the volume inside a glass bulb, translating it to a large change in the level inside the capillary tube. «Cardiovascular Disease News, May 15»
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How to optimise light commercial hydrocarbon systems through …
... there is too little pressure drop in the system, in this case, increasing the length of the capillary tube could aid in increasing pressure drop. «hydrocarbons21.com, May 15»
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Thermometer-Like Device Offers Point-Of-Care Heart Attack Diagnosis
Once the reaction occurs, a thin capillary tube containing a single drop of ink is pushed through the septum, and pressure caused by reactions ... «Med Device Online, May 15»
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Cardiac events could be diagnosed using a "heart attack thermometer"
When a glass capillary tube containing ink is inserted through the vial's cap, that pressure causes the ink to rise within the tube. As with a ... «Gizmag, May 15»

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