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tubing

tub·ing
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [too-bing, tyoo-]
    • /ˈtu bɪŋ, ˈtyu-/
    • /ˈtjuː.bɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-bing, tyoo-]
    • /ˈtu bɪŋ, ˈtyu-/

Definitions of tubing word

  • noun tubing a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases. 1
  • noun tubing a small, collapsible, cylinder of metal or plastic sealed at one end and having a capped opening at the other from which paint, toothpaste, or some other semifluid substance may be squeezed. 1
  • noun tubing Anatomy, Zoology. any hollow, cylindrical vessel or organ: the bronchial tubes. 1
  • noun tubing Botany. any hollow, elongated body or part. the united lower portion of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx. 1
  • noun tubing inner tube. 1
  • noun tubing Electronics. electron tube. 1

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Origin of tubing

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; tube + -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tubing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tubing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

tubing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tubing

noun tubing

  • breeches — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees.
  • hose — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
  • hosiery — stockings or socks of any kind.

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