tubular

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: tyo͞obyo͝olər, enPR: tyo͞obyələr (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːbjʊlə/, /ˈt͡ʃuː-/, /-bjə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt(j)ubjələɹ/, /-bju-/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtjʉːbjʊlə(ɹ)/, /ˈtjʉːbjələ(ɹ)/ Hyphenation: tu‧bul‧ar === Adjective === tubular (comparative more tubular, superlative most tubular) Shaped like a tube. Relating to, or composed of, tubes or tubules. (US, slang, dated) Cool, awesome. ==== Synonyms ==== cannular tubiform tuboid tuboidal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tubularity tubularly ==== Translations ==== === See also === cylindrical tubular assault tubular boiler tubular breathing tubular bridge tubular girder === References === == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [tu.βuˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [tu.buˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tu.buˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) Hyphenation: tu‧bu‧lar === Adjective === tubular m or f (masculine and feminine plural tubulars) tubular (shaped like a tube) ==== Related terms ==== tub === Further reading === “tubular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “tubular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “tubular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “tubular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tubuˈlaɾ/ [t̪u.β̞uˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: tu‧bu‧lar === Adjective === tubular m or f (plural tubulares) tubular (shaped like a tube) ==== Related terms ==== tubo == Interlingua == === Adjective === tubular (not comparable) tubular, tube-shaped == Portuguese == === Etymology === From túbulo (“tubule”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾ, (most of Brazil) -aʁ, (Southern Brazil) -aɻ Hyphenation: tu‧bu‧lar === Adjective === tubular m or f (plural tubulares) tubular (shaped like a tube) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tubo === Further reading === “tubular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tubular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === тубулар (tubular) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French tubulaire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tu.buˈlar/ Rhymes: -ar Hyphenation: tu‧bular === Adjective === tubular m or n (feminine singular tubulară, masculine plural tubulari, feminine/neuter plural tubulare) tubular ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tubuˈlaɾ/ [t̪u.β̞uˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: tu‧bu‧lar === Adjective === tubular m or f (masculine and feminine plural tubulares) tubular (shaped like a tube) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tubular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025