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- [too-buh, tyoo-]
- /ˈtu bə, ˈtyu-/
- /ˈtjuː.bə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too-buh, tyoo-]
- /ˈtu bə, ˈtyu-/
Definitions of tuba word
- noun plural tuba Music. a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range. an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power. an ancient Roman trumpet. 1
- noun plural tuba Meteorology. funnel cloud. 1
- noun tuba large wind instrument 1
- noun Definition of tuba in Technology (networking, protocol) An Internet protocol, described in RFC 1347, RFC 1526 and RFC 1561, and based on the OSI Connectionless Network Protocol (CNLP). TUBA is one of the proposals for Internet Protocol Version 6. 1
- variable noun tuba A tuba is a large musical instrument of the brass family which produces very low notes. It consists of a long metal tube folded round several times with a wide opening at the end. You play the tuba by blowing into it. 0
- noun tuba a valved brass instrument of bass pitch, in which the bell points upwards and the mouthpiece projects at right angles. The tube is of conical bore and the mouthpiece cup-shaped 0
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Origin of tuba
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < Latin: trumpet; akin to tube
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Parts of speech for Tuba
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tuba popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tuba usage trend in Literature
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