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. Also: tubiform. having the form of a tube or tubes

2. of or relating to a tube or tubing

Other Word Forms

• tubularly adverb
• tubularity noun
• intertubular adjective
• multitubular adjective
• nontubular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubular¹

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

Example Sentences

Gurr’s defining Disney creations — the sci-fi-inspired monorails of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the first implementation of a tubular steel coaster in the Matterhorn — are just a small fraction of his résumé.

From Los Angeles Times

Tata Steel's exports from the UK to America are packaging steels and tubular products for oil and gas industries, according to Mr Nair.

From BBC

The earliest known iron artefacts - nine tubular beads - were made from meteoritic iron, which comes from fallen meteorites.

From BBC

They could thereby assemble the chlorophyll molecules into two different forms, namely columnar stacks and discrete aggregates, mimicking the circular and tubular arrangements seen in photosynthetic bacteria.

From Science Daily

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

From Los Angeles Times