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tubing

[ too-bing, tyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

material in the form of a tube:
glass tubing.
tubes collectively.
a piece of tube:
two feet of copper tubing.
Also called inner-tubing. the sport or recreation of floating down a river or stream on an inner tube.

tubing

/ ˈtjuːbɪŋ /

Origin of tubing¹

First recorded in 1835–45; tube + -ing ¹

Water tubing caused an estimated 7,136 accidents from people falling off, flipping over, or taking flight after a hard bounce.

Glass rods and tubing of sodium glass: for stirring rods, urinary pipets, etc.

Kent pointed to great reels of flexible metal tubing hanging near the tanks.

Wires extend down the upper tubing to within a short distance of the mercury.

It consists of a rack with several pieces of brass tubing cut to different lengths to give the proper tones as they are struck.

A small commutator, H, should now be made as follows: Obtain a piece of thin brass tubing about 5/8 in.

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