tubular
Syllables: tu·bul·arUK/ˈtjuːbjʊlə/US/ˈt(j)ubjələɹ/
tubular adjective: shaped like a tube.
Adjective
tubular (comparative more tubular, superlative most tubular)
- Shaped like a tube.
- tubular bell
- As we descended the long wooden stairway that leads from the central tower to the Island of Inchgarvie, the straight and simple outlines of the internal viaduct stood out in sharp contrast to the long sweep of the massive tubular arms of the cantilevers, and the complicated network of the lattice...1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 150
- Relating to, or composed of, tubes or tubules.
- Cool, awesome.
- It was such a tubular party, Journal! But a few minutes later, I walked up to the Hermosa Beach Pier and left the girls with my things, thinking the totally bitchin' party would continue. But when I got back, they were all gone.2007, Brian Laesch, The Verge of Psychosis: An Aspiring Actor's Journal
tubular meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tubular in Hindi
- ट्यूबलर, नलिकीय
tubular in Tamil
- குழல் வடிவ, குழாய் உரு, நுண்குழலிய
tubular in Marathi
- ट्यूबलर, नलिकात्मक, नलिकाकार
tubular in Urdu
- ٹیوبلر, نلکی دار, ٹیوبولر
More languagesFewer languages
- tubular in Bengali
- টিউবুলার
- tubular in Malayalam
- ട്യൂബുലാർ, ട്യൂബുലർ
- tubular in Kannada
- ಕೊಳವೆಯಾಕಾರದ
- tubular in Punjabi
- ਟਿਊਬਲਰ, ਟਿਊਬੂਲਰ, ਟ੍ਯੂਬਲਰ
- tubular in Gujarati
- ટ્યુબ્યુલર, નળીઓવાળું, ટ્યુબલર
- tubular in Odia
- ନଳୀଯୁକ୍ତ
- tubular in Nepali
- ट्यूबलर, ट्युबलर, ट्यूबुलर
Examples of tubular in a sentence
- Xeranthemums have silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.
- We have developed a method using prestored UCN in order to quantify UCN transmission in tubular guides.
- UF modules are commercially available in tubular, hollow-fiber, plate and frame, and spiral-wound configurations.
Synonyms of tubular
Forms of tubular
| comparative | more tubular |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tubular |
Origin of tubular
From Latin tubulus + -ar. By surface analysis, tubule + -ar. The sense meaning "cool" or "awesome" is believed to be a figurative extension originating in surfing lingo, from the way that an excellent wave encloses a surfer within tubular walls of water.
Words formed from tubular
- acinotubular
- aquatubular
- craniotubular
- extratubular
- glomerulotubular
- hemitubular
- intertubular
- intratubular
- microtubular
- multitubular
- myotubular
- nanotubular
- neurotubular
- nontubular
- papillotubular
- paratubular
- peritubular
- pretubular
- pseudotubular
- quasitubular
- renotubular
- reticulotubular
- sarcotubular
- semitubular
- sinotubular
- subtubular
- transtubular
- tubular bells
- tubularian
- tubularize
- tubularness
- tubular skylight
- tubular sponge hydroid
- unitubular
- vesiculotubular
- YouTubular
Phrases with tubular
Questions about tubular
- What does tubular mean?
- Tubular means shaped like a tube.
- What is tubular in Hindi?
- Tubular in Hindi is ट्यूबलर, नलिकीय. See Tubular meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tubular?
- Tubular is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tubular?
- Tubular is pronounced /ˈtjuːbjʊlə/ (UK).
Words near tubular in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tubular (page history and authors); tubular (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tubular (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tubular (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tubular (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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