Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Nearby Words

intertubular

 - 4 dictionary results

tu⋅bu⋅lar

  [too-byuh-ler, tyoo-]
Use intertubular in a Sentence
–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; < NL tubulāris; see tubule, -ar 1

Related forms:
tu⋅bu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty, noun
tu⋅bu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To intertubular
Slang Dictionary
tubular

  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.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ter·tu·bu·lar
Pronunciation: "int-&r-'t(y)ü-by&-l&r
Function: adjective
: lying between tubules<intertubular Leydig cells>

Main Entry: tu·bu·lar
Pronunciation: 't(y)ü-by&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : having the form of or consisting of a tube
2 : of, relating to, or sounding as if produced through a tube or tubule <tubular rales>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see intertubular on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way