English > tubing: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids / liquids or gases. |
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| Synonym | tube |
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| Narrower | barrel, gun barrel | A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired |
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| blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube | A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing / blowing |
| blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe | A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat |
| cannula | A small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication |
| capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing | A tube of small internal diameter |
| catheter | A thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open |
| cigarette holder | A tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked |
| coil | tubing that is wound in a spiral |
| column, chromatography column | A vertical glass tube used in column chromatography |
| drain | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material |
| hose, hosepipe | A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid / liquid or gas |
| inner tube | An inflatable rubber / rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire |
| mouthpiece | The tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth |
| pea shooter | A straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target |
| pipe, pipage, piping | A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. |
| pipe, tobacco pipe | A tube with a small bowl at one end |
| silencer | short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing |
| siphon, syphon | A tube running from the liquid / liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid / liquid through the tube |
| speaking tube | A tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another |
| stem | The tube of a tobacco pipe |
| stent | A slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis |
| straw, drinking straw | A thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids / liquids into the mouth |
| test tube | glass tube closed at one end |
| torpedo tube | A tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired |
| venturi | A tube with a constriction |
| well point, wellpoint | A perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area |
| Broader | conduit | A passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass |
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| Spanish | canal, caño, tubería, tubo |
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| Catalan | canó, tub |
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| Verbs | tube | convey in a tube |
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