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tubulate

American  
[too-byuh-lit, -leyt, tyoo-, too-byuh-leyt, tyoo-] / ˈtu byə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈtyu-, ˈtu byəˌleɪt, ˈtyu- /

adjective

  1. Also tubulated. shaped like or having a tube.

verb (used with object)

tubulated, tubulating

  1. to form into or furnish with a tube.

tubulate British  

verb

  1. to form or shape into a tube

  2. to fit or furnish with a tube

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adjective

  1. a less common word for tubular

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Other Word Forms

  • tubulation noun
  • tubulator noun

Etymology

Origin of tubulate

1745–55; < Latin tubulātus; tubule, -ate 1

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