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tubular

Syllabification: (tu·bu·lar)
Pronunciation: /ˈt(y)o͞obyələr/
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Definition of tubular

adjective

  • 1long, round, and hollow like a tube:tubular flowers of deep crimson
  • made from a tube or tubes:tubular steel chairs
  • Surfing (of a wave) hollow and well curved.
  • informal dated excellent:U2's brand of really tubular new-wave sounds
  • 2 Medicine of or involving tubules or other tube-shaped structures.

noun

  • 2 (tubulars) oil-drilling equipment made from tubes.

Origin:

late 17th century: from Latin tubulus 'small tube' + -ar1

The ending of tubular is spelled -ar.

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