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

/ ˈtjuːbjʊlə /

adjective

1. Also: tubiform. having the form of a tube or tubes

2. of or relating to a tube or tubing

Other Word Forms

• tubularity noun
• tubularly adverb
• intertubular adjective
• multitubular adjective
• nontubular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubular¹

1665–75; < New Latin tubulāris; tubule, -ar ¹