Tubular Meaning
/ˈtjuːbjʊlə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjShaped like a tube.
adjRelating to, or composed of, tubes or tubules.
Sentence Examples
I'd say it's tubular, but actually it's totally modular.
Totally tubular! Your skateboard rocks!
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ container is typically long, round, and hollow like a pipe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The structure has a ____ shape made of several metal pipes that are welded together to provide a lot of strength today.
Word Origin & History
From Latin tubulus + -ar. By surface analysis, tubule + -ar. The sense meaning "cool" or "awesome" is believed to be a figurative extension originating in surfing lingo, from the way that an excellent wave encloses a surfer within tubular walls of water.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As we descended the long wooden stairway that leads from the central tower to the Island of Inchgarvie, the straight and simple outlines of the internal viaduct stood out in sharp contrast to the long sweep of the massive tubular arms of the cantilevers, and the complicated network of the lattice cross girders."
— 1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 150:
"It was such a tubular party, Journal! But a few minutes later, I walked up to the Hermosa Beach Pier and left the girls with my things, thinking the totally bitchin' party would continue. But when I got back, they were all gone."
— 2007, Brian Laesch, The Verge of Psychosis: An Aspiring Actor's Journal:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ container is typically long, round, and hollow like a pipe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The structure has a ____ shape made of several metal pipes that are welded together to provide a lot of strength today.