tubing
pronunciation
How to pronounce tubing in British English:
UK [ˈtju:bɪŋ]
How to pronounce tubing in American English:
US [ˈtubɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Word Origin
- tubing (n.)
- recreational pastime of riding a river on a truck tire inner tube, 1975; see tube (n.).
Example
- 1. A friend of a friend in china helped him win $ 1 million of orders from a new computer-chip maker for u. s. - made chemical tubing , an item so specialized that mr. yu wasn 't entirely sure what he was promising to deliver .
- 2. Then I built a model using this pattern from pvc tubing .
- 3. Insert fitting into tubing , then position crimp ring squarely over barbs .
- 4. Most are constructed of glass tubing and fiberboard composite shelves .
- 5. The price of plate steel rose 22 % in major steel-producing countries and the price for pipe and tubing rose 14 % in the second half .