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tu·bu·lar
(to͞o′byə-lər, tyo͞o′-)adj.
1. Relating to or shaped like a tube: tubular casings; tubular flowers.
2. Consisting of tubes or a tube: a tubular frame.
tu′bu·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.
tu′bu·lar·ly adv.
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tubular
(ˈtjuːbjʊlə)adj
1. Also: tubiform having the form of a tube or tubes
2. of or relating to a tube or tubing
ˌtubuˈlarity n
ˈtubularly adv
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tu•bu•lar
(ˈtu byə lər, ˈtyu-)adj.
1. having the form or shape of a tube.
2. of or pertaining to a tube or tubes.
3. characterized by or consisting of tubes.
tu`bu•lar′i•ty, n.
tu′bu•lar•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | tubular - constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids) hollow - not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year" |
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tubular
adjective cylindrical, tube-like, pipe-like, tubiform a table with chrome tubular legs
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Translations
أُنْبوبي الشَّكْلمَصْنوع أو مُكَوَّن من أنابيب
trubkovitýtrubkový
rørformet
csõ-csõalakúcsöves
gerîur úr rörum; pípu-pípulaga
trúbkovitýtrúbkový
boru şeklindeborulardan yapılmış
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tubular
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tube
(tjuːb) noun1. a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe. The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.
2. an organ of this kind in animals or plants.
3. an underground railway (especially in London). I go to work on the tube / by tube; (also adjective) a tube train/station.
4. a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing. I must buy a tube of toothpaste.
ˈtubing noun (material for) a length or system of tubes. two metres of tubing.
ˈtubular (-bjulə) adjective1. made of, or consisting of tubes. tubular steel.
2. shaped like a tube. The container is tubular in shape.
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tubular
adj tubularEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.