bə, ˈtyu- noun, plural tu·bas for 1a, b, 2; tu·bae 
[-bee] , for 1c.
[-bee] , for 1c. 1.
Music.
a.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
b.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
c.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
2.
Meteorology, funnel cloud.
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| —n , pl -bas, -bae | |
| 1. | a valved brass instrument of bass pitch, in which the bell points upwards and the mouthpiece projects at right angles. The tube is of conical bore and the mouthpiece cup-shaped |
| 2. | any other bass brass instrument such as the euphonium, helicon, etc |
| 3. | a powerful reed stop on an organ |
| 4. | a form of trumpet of ancient Rome |
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Tuba
is always a great word to know.
So is special marine warning. Does it mean:
| a cyclone that forms on a front and, in maturing, produces an increasingly sharp, wavelike deformation of the front |
| a warning of high-wind conditions at sea that are expected to last for up to two hours, and generally result of thunderstorms or squall lines |
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Word Origin & History
tuba
1852, from Fr. tuba, from L. tuba (pl. tubæ) "straight bronze war trumpet" (as opposed to the crooked bucina), related to tubus (see tube).
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Cultural Dictionary
tuba definition
The lowest-pitched of the brass instruments. In orchestras, the tuba is usually held across the player's lap. In marching bands, the sousaphone is generally used as a low brass instrument because it was designed to be carried.
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Computing Dictionary
TUBA definition
networking, protocolAn Internet protocol, described in RFC 1347, RFC 1526 and RFC 1561, and based on the OSI Connectionless Network Protocol (CNLP).
TUBA is one of the proposals for Internet Protocol Version 6.
(1995-04-03)
Example sentences
In the last year he has taken jobs where he could find them, such as with a tuba-and-banjo band.
Tuba city high school and tuba city elementary school serve cameron.
The tuba player has no head, and the television personality has no body.
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