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tubular

[ too-byuh-ler, tyoo- ]

/ ˈtu byə lər, ˈtyu- /

adjective

having the form or shape of a tube; tubiform.

of or relating to a tube or tubes.

characterized by or consisting of tubes.

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Origin of tubular

1665–75; <New Latin tubulāris;see tubule, -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tubular

tu·bu·lar·i·ty, nountu·bu·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·tu·bu·lar, adjectivemul·ti·tu·bu·lar, adjective

non·tu·bu·lar, adjective

Words nearby tubular

tubouterine, tub-thump, tub-thumper, tub-thumping, Tubuai Islands, tubular, tubular bell, tubular bells, tubular carcinoma, tubular cyst, tubular forceps

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Example sentences from the Web for tubular

The flowers are tubular and inflated; colour generally blue.
The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert
The tubular, up-curved, calcareous spines sometimes occur only on one side of the shell, and often only in the lower part.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
The other end of me was showered over with tubular ringlets hanging nearly to my waist.
The Retrospect|Ada Cambridge

The first reaping; the leaves of the straw being given, shooting out from the tubular stalk.
The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), |John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for tubular

tubular

/ (ˈtjuːbjʊlə) /

adjective

Also: tubiform (ˈtjuːbɪˌfɔːm) having the form of a tube or tubes

of or relating to a tube or tubing

Derived forms of tubular

tubularity, nountubularly, adverb

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