tube

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tube Definition

• (n) conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
• (n) electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
• (n) a hollow cylindrical shape
• (n) (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
• (n) electric underground railway
• (v) provide with a tube or insert a tube into
• (v) convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail"
• (v) ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"
• (v) place or enclose in a tube

tube Synonyms

• electron tube
• metro
• pipe
• subway
• thermionic tube
• thermionic vacuum tube
• thermionic valve
• tube
• tube-shaped structure
• tubing
• underground
• vacuum tube