tubulate

American

[too-byuh-lit, -leyt, tyoo-, too-byuh-leyt, tyoo-] / ˈtu byə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈtyu-, ˈtu byəˌleɪt, ˈtyu- /

adjective

Also tubulated. shaped like or having a tube.

verb (used with object)

tubulated, tubulating

to form into or furnish with a tube.

tubulate British

verb

to form or shape into a tube
to fit or furnish with a tube

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adjective

a less common word for tubular

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Other Word Forms

tubulation noun
tubulator noun

Etymology

Origin of tubulate

1745–55; < Latin tubulātus; tubule, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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A tubulate coral with microscopic cells.

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Beak tubulate, compressed, notched: 28 species.

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