Tube — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈuːb/

🇬🇧British English

/tjˈuːb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tjˈuːb/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈuːb/.

Examples

in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
inside Paris, they used to tube mail
We tubed down the river on a hot summer day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
noun	electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
noun	a hollow cylindrical shape
noun	(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
noun	an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) “in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'”
verb	provide with a tube or insert a tube into
verb	convey in a tube “inside Paris, they used to tube mail”
verb	ride or float on an inflated tube “We tubed down the river on a hot summer day”
verb	place or enclose in a tube

Word Forms

tubular	adjective	constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
tube	verb	place or enclose in a tube
tubal	adjective	of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube
tube	noun	(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
tubing	noun	conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rohr

Leitung, bestehend aus einem langen hohlen Gegenstand (normalerweise zylindrisch), der zum Halten und Leiten von Gegenständen oder Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen dient

🇪🇸Spanish

tubo

Conducto que consiste en un objeto largo y hueco (generalmente cilíndrico) que se utiliza para contener y conducir objetos, líquidos o gases.

🇮🇹Italian

tubo

condotto costituito da un lungo oggetto cavo (solitamente cilindrico) utilizzato per contenere e condurre oggetti o liquidi o gas

🇳🇱Dutch

buis

leiding bestaande uit een lang hol voorwerp (meestal cilindrisch) dat wordt gebruikt om voorwerpen, vloeistoffen of gassen vast te houden en te geleiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

tubo

conduíte que consiste em um objeto longo e oco (geralmente cilíndrico) usado para segurar e conduzir objetos ou líquidos ou gases

🇷🇺Russian

трубка

трубопровод, состоящий из длинного полого предмета (обычно цилиндрического), используемого для удержания и проведения предметов, жидкостей или газов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नली

एक लंबी खोखली वस्तु (आमतौर पर बेलनाकार) से बनी नाली जिसका उपयोग वस्तुओं या तरल पदार्थ या गैसों को पकड़ने और संचालित करने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নল

একটি দীর্ঘ ফাঁপা বস্তু (সাধারণত নলাকার) সমন্বিত নালী যা বস্তু বা তরল বা গ্যাসকে ধরে রাখতে এবং পরিচালনা করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குழாய்

பொருள்கள் அல்லது திரவங்கள் அல்லது வாயுக்களை வைத்திருக்கவும் நடத்தவும் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் நீண்ட வெற்றுப் பொருளை (பொதுவாக உருளை) கொண்ட குழாய்

🇮🇳Telugu

గొట్టం

వస్తువులు లేదా ద్రవాలు లేదా వాయువులను పట్టుకోవడానికి మరియు నిర్వహించడానికి ఉపయోగించే పొడవైన బోలు వస్తువు (సాధారణంగా స్థూపాకారం) కలిగి ఉండే వాహిక

🇮🇳Marathi

ट्यूब

एक लांब पोकळ वस्तू (सामान्यत: दंडगोलाकार) असलेली नाली वस्तू किंवा द्रव किंवा वायू ठेवण्यासाठी आणि चालवण्यासाठी वापरली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્યુબ

લાંબા હોલો ઑબ્જેક્ટ (સામાન્ય રીતે નળાકાર) નો સમાવેશ કરતી નળી વસ્તુઓ અથવા પ્રવાહી અથવા વાયુઓને પકડવા અને ચલાવવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ಯೂಬ್

ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅನಿಲಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದಿಡಲು ಮತ್ತು ನಡೆಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಟೊಳ್ಳಾದ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಿಲಿಂಡರಾಕಾರದ) ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ವಾಹಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്യൂബ്

വസ്തുക്കളോ ദ്രാവകങ്ങളോ വാതകങ്ങളോ പിടിക്കാനും നടത്താനും ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന നീളമുള്ള പൊള്ളയായ വസ്തു (സാധാരണയായി സിലിണ്ടർ) അടങ്ങുന്ന ചാലകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿਊਬ

ਇਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਖੋਖਲੀ ਵਸਤੂ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਿਲੰਡਰ) ਵਾਲੀ ਨਲੀ ਜੋ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਲ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਸਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਚਲਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیوب

ایک لمبی کھوکھلی چیز (عام طور پر بیلناکار) پر مشتمل نالی اشیاء یا مائعات یا گیسوں کو پکڑنے اور چلانے کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

管子

由长空心物体（通常是圆柱形）组成的导管，用于容纳和传导物体或液体或气体

🇯🇵Japanese

チューブ

物体、液体、気体を保持し、伝導するために使用される長い中空の物体（通常は円筒形）で構成される導管

🇰🇷Korean

튜브

물체, 액체, 기체를 붙잡고 전달하는 데 사용되는 길고 속이 빈 물체(보통 원통형)로 구성된 도관

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ống

ống dẫn bao gồm một vật rỗng dài (thường là hình trụ) dùng để giữ và dẫn các vật thể hoặc chất lỏng hoặc khí

🇹🇭Thai

หลอด

ท่อร้อยสายที่ประกอบด้วยวัตถุกลวงยาว (มักจะเป็นทรงกระบอก) ใช้ในการยึดและนำวัตถุหรือของเหลวหรือก๊าซ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tabung

saluran yang terdiri dari benda berongga panjang (biasanya berbentuk silinder) yang digunakan untuk menampung dan menghantarkan benda atau cairan atau gas

🇵🇭Filipino

tubo

conduit na binubuo ng isang mahabang guwang na bagay (karaniwan ay cylindrical) na ginagamit upang hawakan at isagawa ang mga bagay o likido o gas

🇲🇾Malay

tiub

saluran yang terdiri daripada objek berongga panjang (biasanya silinder) digunakan untuk memegang dan mengalirkan objek atau cecair atau gas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنبوب

قناة تتكون من جسم مجوف طويل (أسطواني عادة) يستخدم لحمل وتوصيل الأجسام أو السوائل أو الغازات

🇮🇷Persian

لوله

مجرای متشکل از یک جسم توخالی طولانی (معمولاً استوانه ای) که برای نگه داشتن و هدایت اجسام یا مایعات یا گازها استفاده می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

tüp

nesneleri veya sıvıları veya gazları tutmak ve iletmek için kullanılan uzun içi boş bir nesneden (genellikle silindirik) oluşan boru

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁפוֹפֶרֶת

צינור המורכב מחפץ חלול ארוך (בדרך כלל גלילי) המשמש לאחיזה והובלה של חפצים או נוזלים או גזים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tube'?

The primary meaning of 'tube' is 'conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tube' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'tube' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tube' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tube' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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