adjective
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Also: tubiform. having the form of a tube or tubes
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of or relating to a tube or tubing
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Origin of tubular
Example Sentences
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Six years later, he unveiled a lightweight “Soybean Car,” built from 14 soy-derived plastic panels attached to a tubular steel frame.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The researchers highlight that this tubular structure represents an exceptionally rare example of an organelle within bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
His company manufactured tubular steel, with factories spread across Germany, Poland and Russia.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
They’re vicious caricatures of Richard Nixon, with his face reduced to bulging, stubbled cheeks and a tubular nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
What was this strange, tubular seaweed, so intricately entangled?
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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