tubal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtubəl/ (General-American)
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- /ˈtjuːbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English -al English tubal From tube + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.
The tubal heating surface of the Raven design was considerably less than on the contemporary Gresley design, and the grate area was the same, although the firebox heating surface was less.
1949 May and June, R. A. H. Weight, “A Short-Lived Pacific Class”, in Railway Magazine, page 195:
Deriveds
tubal ligation · uterotubal · nontubal · extratubal · transtubal · tubally · peritubal · paratubal · tubal abortion · intratubal
Translations (1)
fr tubaire (of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one)