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.

Nearby words

tuboplasty, tubotorsion, tubotympanic, tubouterine, tubuai islands, tubular, tubular bell, tubular bells, tubular carcinoma, tubular cyst, tubular forceps

Origin of tubular

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

Related forms

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

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Examples 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

tubularity, nountubularly, adverb

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