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tube-shaped

tube-shaped

1 3.0
A long round hollow shape that lets air or water pass
  • adjective
  • /tjuːb-ʃeɪpt/
translation icon : tubular
  • We used a tube-shaped balloon to decorate the party for the children.

Examples

  • It was a huge, metal, tube-shaped machine, the likes of which I had never seen before.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The red and green categories are further subdivided: the dark tone represents branching species, the middle tone represents vase- and tube-shaped species, and the light tone represents mound-shaped species.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The door opened onto a tube-shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with paneled walls and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats.

    Blog text (10)

  • The engineer designed a tube-shaped container that could hold liquids safely.

  • The animal was a long, tube-shaped creature that slithered along the ground.

Synonyms

cylindrical
vstube-shaped
12 4.0

A long round shape with straight, parallel sides like a tube

is about hollow form that allows passage, not just round shape
tubular
vstube-shaped
11 5.1

Shaped like a long hollow tube that lets air or liquid pass

is the general term highlighting hollow form and fluid passage
tubelike
vstube-shaped
3.8

Having the shape of a hollow tube that lets water pass

is similar but used more generally for the same hollow shape
cannular
vstube-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a tube used for carrying liquid

is the common description focusing on hollow shape and passage
vasiform
vstube-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

A shape like a tube that lets liquids flow through it

is the general hollow shape term not limited to biology

How Tubular

tubular
11 5.1
tube-shaped
1 3.0
cylindrical
12 4.0

Surface Forms

tube-shaped positive

Morphology

tube-shaped = tube + shaped (transparent) = tube + shape + ed

The meaning is directly recoverable from the compound structure 'tube' + 'shaped'.

Etymology

Tube-shaped comes from the simple word tube, meaning a 'hollow' 'cylinder' like a straw or pipe, and the ending -shaped meaning 'having the form of'. So, tube-shaped means 'having the shape of a tube', which is why we use it for things that are long, round, and hollow to let air or water pass.