Capillary (disambiguation)

A capillary is a small blood vessel or any small diameter tube.

Capillary may also refer to:

  • Capillary length, a characteristic length scale in fluid mechanics
  • Capillary action, the drawing of liquid into a tube or porous material
  • Capillary electrophoresis, the separation of charged species by voltage applied to a small tube
  • Capillary wave, is a liquid surface wave (ripples), whose dynamics are dominated by the effects of surface tension.