tubate

[ too-beyt, tyoo- ]

adjective

1. having or forming a tube or tubes; tubular.

tubate

/ ˈtjuːbeɪt /

adjective

1. a less common word for tubular

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubate¹

First recorded in 1865–70; tube + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Adj. open; perforated &c. v.; perforate; wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped; oscitant†, gaping, yawning; patent. tubular, cannular†, fistulous; pervious, permeable; foraminous†; vesicular, vasicular†; porous, follicular, cribriform†, honeycombed, infundibular†, riddled; tubulous†, tubulated†; piped, tubate†. opening &c. v.; aperient†.

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