tubal

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UK/ˈtjuːbəl/US/ˈtubəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English tube ← Middle French tube →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

adjectivetubal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.

    The tubal heating surface of the Raven design was considerably less than on the contemporary Gresley design, and the grate area was the same, although the firebox heating surface was less.

    1949 May and June, R. A. H. Weight, “A Short-Lived Pacific Class”, in Railway Magazine, page 195

Origin

  1. Latintuba
  2. Latintubus
  3. Middle Frenchtube
  4. Englishtube
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Englishtubal

From tube + -al.

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Translations

French tubaire
  • tubaireof or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tubal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubal

MLA

“tubal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubal.

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