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Rubens' tube

Rubens' tube noun: a long tube with a series of small flames coming out the top, the heights of which show the waveform of the sound in the tube.

rubens' tube: a long tube with a series of small flames coming out the top, the heights of which show the...
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Noun

Rubens' tube (plural Rubens' tubes)

  1. A long tube with a series of small flames coming out the top, the heights of which show the waveform of the sound in the tube.

Forms of Rubens' tube

pluralRubens' tubes

Questions about Rubens' tube

What does Rubens' tube mean?
Rubens' tube means a long tube with a series of small flames coming out the top, the heights of which show the waveform of the sound in the tube.
What part of speech is Rubens' tube?
Rubens' tube is a noun.
What is the plural of Rubens' tube?
The plural of Rubens' tube is Rubens' tubes.

Words near Rubens' tube in the dictionary

  1. Rubenid
  2. Rubenide
  3. Rubenides
  4. Rubenids
  5. Rubens
  6. Rubens' tube
  7. Rubensian
  8. Rubenstein
  9. Rubenstein's Revenge
  10. rubeola
  11. rubeolar

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