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tubular

[ too-byuh-ler, tyoo- ]

adjective

  1. having the form or shape of a tube; tubiform.
  2. of or relating to a tube or tubes.
  3. characterized by or consisting of tubes.


tubular

/ ˈːʊə /

adjective

  1. dzٳܲڴǰˈːɪˌɔː having the form of a tube or tubes
  2. of or relating to a tube or tubing
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳܱܲ, adverb
  • ˌٳܲˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٳb·i·ٲ noun
  • ٳb·· adverb
  • t·ٳb· adjective
  • ܱt·ٳb· adjective
  • ԴDz·ٳb· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubular1

1665–75; < New Latin ٳܱܲ; tubule, -ar 1
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Example Sentences

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Gurr’s defining Disney creations — the sci-fi-inspired monorails of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the first implementation of a tubular steel coaster in the Matterhorn — are just a small fraction of his résumé.

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Tata Steel's exports from the UK to America are packaging steels and tubular products for oil and gas industries, according to Mr Nair.

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The earliest known iron artefacts - nine tubular beads - were made from meteoritic iron, which comes from fallen meteorites.

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They could thereby assemble the chlorophyll molecules into two different forms, namely columnar stacks and discrete aggregates, mimicking the circular and tubular arrangements seen in photosynthetic bacteria.

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The hot dogs — the favorite item of CNN Chairman Mark Thompson — are Vienna Beef, the city’s ubiquitous tubular meat.

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