tubing vs capillary

capillary vs tubing

tubing and capillary both are nouns.

tubing is not an adjective while capillary is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tubing	Yes	No	No	No
capillary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, capillary is a hyponym of tubing; that is, capillary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tubing:

tubing: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
capillary: a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action

Other hyponyms of tubing include barrel, gun barrel, blow tube, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube, cannula, capillary tube, capillary tubing, catheter, cigarette holder, coil, chromatography column, column, drain, hose, hosepipe, inner tube, mouthpiece, pea shooter, pipage, pipe, piping, pipe, tobacco pipe, silencer, siphon, syphon, speaking tube, stem, stent, drinking straw, straw, test tube, torpedo tube, venturi, well point, wellpoint, water tube, watertube.

tubing (noun)	capillary (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases	a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
	any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules

tubing (adjective)	capillary (adjective)
	of or relating to hair
	long and slender with a very small internal diameter

Difference between tubing and capillary

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