tubular
pronunciation
How to pronounce tubular in British English:
UK [ˈtju:bjələ(r)]
How to pronounce tubular in American English:
US [ˈtubjələ(r)]
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- Adjective:
- having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
Word Origin
- tubular (adj.)
- 1670s, "having the form of a tube or pipe," from Latin tubulus "a small pipe" (see tube) + -ar. Teen slang sense attested by 1982, Valspeak, apparently from surfers' use of tube as slang for a hollow, curling wave, ideal for riding (1962).
Example
- 1. Tubular and hollow , as the leaves of a scallion .
- 2. Tighten the holders of the tubular pieces on the lock support .
- 3. Work experience in motor or tubular motor will be a plus .
- 4. Tubular weaves design based on matlab program .
- 5. The growth rate and activity of three ectomycorrhizal fungi and abundance of tubular vacuole .