tubulate

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

adjective

Also tu·bu·lat·ed. shaped like or having a tube.

verb (used with object), tu·bu·lat·ed, tu·bu·lat·ing.

to form into or furnish with a tube.

Origin of tubulate

1745–55; < Latin tubulātus; see tubule, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM tubulate

tu·bu·la·tion, noun tu·bu·la·tor, noun

Words nearby tubulate

tubular cyst, tubular forceps, tubular gland, tubular maximum, tubular skate, tubulate, tubule, tubuliferous, tubuliflorous, tubulin, tubuloacinar gland

British Dictionary definitions for tubulation

tubulate

verb (ˈtjuːbjʊˌleɪt) (tr)

to form or shape into a tube
to fit or furnish with a tube

adjective (ˈtjuːbjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

a less common word for tubular

Derived forms of tubulate

tubulation, noun tubulator, noun

Word Origin for tubulate

C18: from Latin tubulātus, from tubulus a little pipe, from tubus pipe