tubular

[ too-byuh-ler, tyoo- ]

adjective

1. having the form or shape of a tube; tubiform.
2. of or relating to a tube or tubes.
3. characterized by or consisting of tubes.

tubular

/ ˈtjuːbjʊlə /

adjective

1. Alsotubiformˈtjuːbɪˌfɔːm having the form of a tube or tubes
2. of or relating to a tube or tubing

Derived Forms

• ˈtubularly, adverb
• ˌtubuˈlarity, noun

Other Words From

• tubu·lari·ty noun
• tubu·lar·ly adverb
• inter·tubu·lar adjective
• multi·tubu·lar adjective
• non·tubu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubular¹

1665–75; < New Latin tubulāris; tubule, -ar ¹

Example Sentences

The hot dogs — the favorite item of CNN Chairman Mark Thompson — are Vienna Beef, the city’s ubiquitous tubular meat.

From Los Angeles Times

With the directive to “talk and improvise in that funny voice,” Moon slipped into character, while Frank asked her to “try to work in ‘gag me with a spoon’ and ‘tubular.’

From Los Angeles Times

The newly described tubular worms were discovered when Dr. Nanglu and his colleagues sifted through fossils stored in the collection of Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.

From New York Times

The textiles are the finest of this period found in Europe, with details such as "pile tufts" that would have given garments a soft, almost velvety feel, and "tubular selvedge" for neat seams and hems.

From Science Daily

On a convex or tubular structure such as the outside surface of a blood vessel, cells tend to move circumferentially around the shape.

From Science Daily