tube
Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
Other meanings
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
“A tube of toothpaste.”
A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.
Synonyms
- tubing
Kinds of tube
- barrel
- blow tube
- capillary
- coil
- column
- drain
- hose
- inner tube
Word history
From Latin "tubus" (tube, pipe).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tube” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.