tubes
Definitions
Noun
- Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
- Electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
- A hollow cylindrical shape
- (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
- An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Verb
- Provide with a tube or insert a tube into
- Convey in a tube
- Ride or float on an inflated tube
- Place or enclose in a tube
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