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TUBING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Synonyms:
tube; tubing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tubing" is a kind of...):
conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tubing"):
well point; wellpoint (a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area)
venturi (a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor))
torpedo tube (a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired)
test tube (glass tube closed at one end)
drinking straw; straw (a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth)
stent (a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis)
stem (the tube of a tobacco pipe)
speaking tube (a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another)
siphon; syphon (a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube)
silencer (short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing)
pipe; tobacco pipe (a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco)
pipage; pipe; piping (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
pea shooter (a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target)
mouthpiece (the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth)
inner tube (an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire)
hose; hosepipe (a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas)
drain (tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material)
chromatography column; column (a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands)
coil (tubing that is wound in a spiral)
cigarette holder (a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked)
catheter (a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open)
capillary; capillary tube; capillary tubing (a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action)
cannula (a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication)
blow tube; blowpipe; blowtube (a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat)
blow tube; blowgun; blowpipe; blowtube (a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing)
barrel; gun barrel (a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired)
Derivation:
tube (convey in a tube)
