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tubelike

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling a tube, especially in shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tubular, cannular, tube-shaped, vasiform

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English tubelike From tube + -like.