tubular
Shaped like a tubeShaped like a tube.
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» I'd say it's tubular, but actually it's totally modular.
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3 sensesShaped like a tube.
tubular bell
schlauchförmig, rohrförmig
тру́бчатыйtrúbčatyj, трубообра́зныйtruboobráznyj, тру́бныйtrúbnyj
Relating to, or composed of, tubes or tubules.
тру́бчатыйtrúbčatyj
(US, dated, slang)Cool, awesome.
- constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
Examples
3 sentencesI'd say it's tubular, but actually it's totally modular.
Pena, 32, has suffered from tubular sclerosis since childhood and breathes with the aid of an oxygen machine.
Totally tubular! Your skateboard rocks!
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin tubulus + -ar. By surface analysis, tubule + -ar. The sense meaning "cool" or "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.
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Forms
more tubular, most tubular| Comparative | more tubular Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tubular Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.