tubular
adjective
tu·bu·lar
ˈtü-byə-lər 
ˈtyü-
1
a
: having the form of or consisting of a tube
a tubular calyx
b
: made or provided with tubes
2
: of, relating to, or sounding as if produced through tubes
Examples of tubular in a Sentence
a radiator of tubular construction
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Cesca Chair Marcel Breuer's Cesca Chair from 1928 boldly abandoned back legs, floating on tubular steel instead.
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Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
One tubular chain demanded that each link be engineered to a precise degree of flexibility.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
Note, too, the tubular braiding and camellia flower embellishments—both Chanel signatures—on the finished reimagining of a classic LBD.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Diverse areas can be linked together by edges representing the brain’s structural connections: thick bundles of tubular wires called white matter tracts that tie together brain regions.
—Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
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Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
One tubular chain demanded that each link be engineered to a precise degree of flexibility.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
Note, too, the tubular braiding and camellia flower embellishments—both Chanel signatures—on the finished reimagining of a classic LBD.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Diverse areas can be linked together by edges representing the brain’s structural connections: thick bundles of tubular wires called white matter tracts that tie together brain regions.
—Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
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“Tubular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tubular. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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tubular
adjective
tu·bu·lar
ˈt(y)ü-byə-lər
1
: having the form of or consisting of a tube
2
: made or provided with tubes
Medical Definition
tubular
adjective
tu·bu·lar
ˈt(y)ü-byə-lər
1
: having the form of or consisting of a tube
2
: of, relating to, or sounding as if produced through a tube or tubule
tubular rales
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