1. tube-nosed_fruit_bat
noun. any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes.
Synonyms
- tube-nosed bat
- harpy bat
- megabat
- Nyctimene
- harpy
- genus Nyctimene
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Words that Rhyme with Capillary Tube
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Example sentences of the word capillary-tube
1. Noun Phrase
Windows that have breather or capillary tubes are usually manufactured at lower elevations.
2. Noun Phrase
Unlike breather tubes, capillary tubes are not crimped off after installation, but left open.
3. Noun Phrase
Windows made with capillary tubes are especially constructed for high altitude locations.
4. Noun Phrase
A pycnometer contains a stopper and a small capillary tube that sucks out any excess air in a mixture.
2. capillary
noun. ['ˈkæpəˌlɛri'] a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action.
Synonyms
- capillary tube
- thermometer
- capillary tubing
- tube
Antonyms
- anode
- walk
- endomorphic
- fat
Etymology
- capillaris (Latin)
- capillus (Latin)
3. capillary
adjective. ['ˈkæpəˌlɛri'] long and slender with a very small internal diameter.
Synonyms
- thin
Antonyms
- wet-bulb thermometer
- dry-bulb thermometer
Etymology
- capillaris (Latin)
- capillus (Latin)
4. capillary
noun. ['ˈkæpəˌlɛri'] any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules.
Synonyms
- capillary vessel
- tomentum
- tomentum cerebri
- glomerulus
Antonyms
- wide
- thinness
- gain
- thicken
Etymology
- capillaris (Latin)
- capillus (Latin)
5. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases.
Synonyms
- speaking tube
- torpedo tube
- wellpoint
- pea shooter
- pipage
- blowtube
- blow tube
- drain
- barrel
- venturi
- capillary
- cigarette holder
- stent
- chromatography column
- drinking straw
- blowpipe
- conduit
- inner tube
- capillary tubing
- cannula
- hose
- siphon
- gun barrel
- catheter
- straw
- column
- blowgun
- piping
- tubing
- hosepipe
- pipe
- tobacco pipe
- silencer
- syphon
- well point
- capillary tube
- test tube
- stem
- coil
Antonyms
- rear
- unwind
- uncoil
- voltaic cell
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
6. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope.
Synonyms
- thermionic tube
- television pickup tube
- vacuum tube
- plate
- electrode
- anode
- tetrode
- circuit
- electronic device
- cathode
- electric circuit
- electrical circuit
- electron tube
- gas-discharge tube
- thermionic vacuum tube
- thermionic valve
- diode
- X-ray tube
- control grid
- acorn tube
- magnetron
- klystron
- electron multiplier
- pentode
- rectifying valve
- rectifying tube
- television-camera tube
- triode
Antonyms
- anode
- electrolytic cell
- open circuit
- closed circuit
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
7. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] a hollow cylindrical shape.
Synonyms
- cylinder
Antonyms
- unwrap
- kern
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
8. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure.
Synonyms
- vessel
- structure
- complex body part
- cochlea
- tubule
- body structure
- tube-shaped structure
- vas
- bodily structure
- salpinx
Antonyms
- natural object
- overt
- overhead
- surface
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
9. tube
verb. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] ride or float on an inflated tube.
Antonyms
- demand
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
10. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).
Synonyms
- underground
- metro
- subway
- railroad
- railway line
- railway
- subway system
- railway system
Antonyms
- fill
- thick
- gather
- achromatic
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)