tu·bu·lar

[too-byuh-ler, tyoo-]
adjective
1.
having the form or shape of a tube; tubiform.
2.
of or pertaining to a tube or tubes.
3.
characterized by or consisting of tubes.

Origin:
1665–75; < Neo-Latin tubulāris; see tubule, -ar1

tu·bu·lar·i·ty, noun
tu·bu·lar·ly, adverb
in·ter·tu·bu·lar, adjective
mul·ti·tu·bu·lar, adjective
non·tu·bu·lar, adjective
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tubular (ˈtjuːbjʊlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  Also: tubiform having the form of a tube or tubes
2.  of or relating to a tube or tubing
 
tubu'larity
 
n
 
'tubularly
 
adv

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tubular definition


  1. mod.
    excellent. (Surfing and later general youth slang. Having to do with a tube [wave] that is good to surf in.) : That pizza was totally tubular!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The peripheral parts of the vesicles expand, while the proximal parts are
  reduced to tubular stalks, the optic stalks.
Its red, tubular blooms practically glow when backlit by the sun.
Bamboo's tubular form presents certain structural conundrums as well.
Being on the tube is second nature for him-this big lug couldn't be more
  tubular.
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