capillation

noun8

1. •
   A pattern of hair-like structures or fine, thread-like projections on the surface of an organism

   • A subdued wavy capillation occurs in some Tertiary and modern genera , such as Dyscolia, Mimorina, and Goniobrochus, but all three differ in their loops. — 1981
2. •
   Hair or pelt.

   • These markings are old, are to be regarded as the remains of the color marking and of the capillation of our animal forefathers. — 1924
3. •
   The movement of liquid by capillary action.
4. •
   The problem of extra liquid adhering to the surface of a needle or pipette through capillary action, causing errors in delivering an accurate amount.

   • The main sources of error which oocur during sample application are creep back and capillation. — 1973
5. •
   (figurative) A sympathetic tendency to move towards something
6. •
   (no longer used) A capillary (blood vessel).

   • Nor is the humour contained in smaller veins or obscurer capillations, but in a vesicle or little bladder — 1650
7. •
   (no longer used) A branching structure or ramification.
8. •
   (no longer used) A hairline fracture of the skull.

   • CAPILLATION, or CAPILLARY fracture, according to some writers, is a fracture in the skull, so small that it can scarce be perceived; but yet it often proves mortal. — 1786