(engineering) A tube sufficiently fine so that capillary attraction of a liquid into the tube is significant.
capillary tube
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(′kap·ə′ler·ē ′tüb)
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A tube of small internal diameter; used in refrigeration as a control for the flow of liquid refrigerant, or as an expansion device between the condenser and evaporator; or used to transmit pressure from the sensitive bulb of a temperature control to the operating element.
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