tubular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Shaped like a tube.
Relating to, or composed of, tubes or tubules.
Cool, awesome.

Pronunciation

tyo͞obyo͝olər tyo͞obyələr /ˈtjuːbjʊlə/ /ˈt͡ʃuː-/ /-bjə-/ /ˈt(j)ubjələɹ/ /-bju-/ /ˈtjʉːbjʊlə(ɹ)/ /ˈtjʉːbjələ(ɹ)/ En-au-tubular.ogg

Word forms

tubular more tubular most tubular

Etymology

From Latin tubulus + -ar. By surface analysis, tubule + -ar. The sense meaning "cool" or "awesome" is believed to be a figurative extension originating in surfing lingo, from the way that an excellent wave encloses a surfer within tubular walls of water.

Synonyms

Related words

tubularity tubularly cylindrical tubular assault tubular boiler tubular breathing tubular bridge tubular girder

Derived words

acinotubular aquatubular craniotubular extratubular glomerulotubular hemitubular intertubular intratubular microtubular multitubular myotubular nanotubular neurotubular nontubular papillotubular paratubular peritubular pretubular pseudotubular quasitubular renotubular reticulotubular sarcotubular semitubular sinotubular subtubular transtubular tubular bells tubularize tubular skylight tubular sponge hydroid unitubular vesiculotubular YouTubular

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