tube-like
- a word derived from tube.
Example Sentences
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Microsoft famously sank a tube-like container full of servers into the sea off Orkney, for example.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
The researchers began by fabricating waterproof sensors that rely on flexible microscopic pillars inspired by the tube-like feet of a starfish.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024
It’s not just that the fish’s brains are tube-like and easier to fit an electrode or two into than our clunky helmet-shaped head meat.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2024
You can leave wraps whole, in one big tube-like piece, slice them in half on the diagonal, or slice them into several 1- to 2-inch pieces.
From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023
Caecal tubes or pouches: sac, or blind tube-like structures surrounding the chylific ventricle at its junction with the crop, and secreting a digestive ferment.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
