tubular

[ too-byuh-ler, tyoo- ]

/ ˈtu byə lər, ˈtyu- /

having the form or shape of a tube; tubiform.

of or relating to a tube or tubes.

characterized by or consisting of tubes.

Origin of tubular

1665–75; < New Latin tubulāris; see tubule, -ar¹

tu·bu·lar·i·ty, noun tu·bu·lar·ly, adverb in·ter·tu·bu·lar, adjective mul·ti·tu·bu·lar, adjective

non·tu·bu·lar, adjective

The flowers are tubular and inflated; colour generally blue.

The American Flower Garden Directory |Thomas Hibbert
The tubular, up-curved, calcareous spines sometimes occur only on one side of the shell, and often only in the lower part.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) |Charles Darwin
The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion.

The Devil's Dictionary |Ambrose Bierce
The other end of me was showered over with tubular ringlets hanging nearly to my waist.

The Retrospect |Ada Cambridge

The first reaping; the leaves of the straw being given, shooting out from the tubular stalk.

The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), |John Ruskin

tubular

/ (ˈtjuːbjʊlə) /

Also: tubiform (ˈtjuːbɪˌfɔːm) having the form of a tube or tubes

of or relating to a tube or tubing

tubularity, noun tubularly, adverb