See Also: tubular(dictionary)
tubular(dictionary)
Tubular(medicine)
tubular aneurysm(medicine)
tubular carcinoma(medicine)
tubular cyst(medicine)
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tubular gland(medicine)
tubular maximum(medicine)
tubular respiration(medicine)

tubular (iou)



tubular adjective & noun. L17.
[from Latin tubulus small tube: see -AR1.]
A. adjective.
Tube-shaped; consisting of, made from, or having a tube or tubes. L17.
tubular bells Music an orchestral instrument consisting of a row of vertically suspended metal tubes of different lengths struck with a hammer. tubular bridge: formed from a massive (usu. iron) tube or hollow beam through which traffic passes. tubular tyre a lightweight pneumatic tyre used esp. on racing bicycles, consisting of an inner tube completely encased within an outer covering cemented or otherwise attached to the wheel-rim (cf. TUB noun2).
b. Botany. (Of a corolla or calyx) having the lower part fused into a tube; spec. designating one of the two main types of floret in the flower-head of a plant of the composite family (opp. ligulate). L18.
c. In Surfing, (of a wave) hollow, well-curved, and excellent for riding; transf., wonderful, excellent. slang (chiefly US). L20.
Medicine. Of or involving tube-shaped organs or structures; esp. bronchial. E19.
b. Ophthalmology. Of, pertaining to, or designating a visual field restricted to a small area surrounding the fixation point. E20.
tubular vision tunnel vision.
b. ellipt. as noun. A tubular bridge, tyre, etc. E19.
tubu'larity noun the quality of being tubular M18.
tubularly adverb M19.