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tu·bu·late

 (to͞o′byə-lĭt, -lāt′, tyo͞o′-) also tu·bu·lat·ed (-lā′tĭd)
adj.
1. Formed into or resembling a tube; tubular.
2. Having a tube.

[Latin tubulātus, from tubulus, diminutive of tubus, tube.]

tu′bu·la′tion n.
tu′bu·la′tor n.
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tubulate

vb (tr)
1. to form or shape into a tube
2. to fit or furnish with a tube
adj
a less common word for tubular
[C18: from Latin tubulātus, from tubulus a little pipe, from tubus pipe]
ˌtubuˈlation n
ˈtubuˌlator n
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tu•bu•late

(adj. ˈtu byə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈtyu-; v. -ˌleɪt)

adj., v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. adj.
1. Also, tu′bu•lat`ed. shaped like or having a tube.
v.t.
2. to form into or furnish with a tube.
[1745–55; < Latin tubulātus; see tubule, -ate1]
tu`bu•la′tion, n.
tu′bu•la`tor, n.
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tubulate


Past participle: tubulated
Gerund: tubulating

Imperative
tubulate
tubulate
Present
I tubulate
you tubulate
he/she/it tubulates
we tubulate
you tubulate
they tubulate
Preterite
I tubulated
you tubulated
he/she/it tubulated
we tubulated
you tubulated
they tubulated
Present Continuous
I am tubulating
you are tubulating
he/she/it is tubulating
we are tubulating
you are tubulating
they are tubulating
Present Perfect
I have tubulated
you have tubulated
he/she/it has tubulated
we have tubulated
you have tubulated
they have tubulated
Past Continuous
I was tubulating
you were tubulating
he/she/it was tubulating
we were tubulating
you were tubulating
they were tubulating
Past Perfect
I had tubulated
you had tubulated
he/she/it had tubulated
we had tubulated
you had tubulated
they had tubulated
Future
I will tubulate
you will tubulate
he/she/it will tubulate
we will tubulate
you will tubulate
they will tubulate
Future Perfect
I will have tubulated
you will have tubulated
he/she/it will have tubulated
we will have tubulated
you will have tubulated
they will have tubulated
Future Continuous
I will be tubulating
you will be tubulating
he/she/it will be tubulating
we will be tubulating
you will be tubulating
they will be tubulating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tubulating
you have been tubulating
he/she/it has been tubulating
we have been tubulating
you have been tubulating
they have been tubulating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tubulating
you will have been tubulating
he/she/it will have been tubulating
we will have been tubulating
you will have been tubulating
they will have been tubulating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tubulating
you had been tubulating
he/she/it had been tubulating
we had been tubulating
you had been tubulating
they had been tubulating
Conditional
I would tubulate
you would tubulate
he/she/it would tubulate
we would tubulate
you would tubulate
they would tubulate
Past Conditional
I would have tubulated
you would have tubulated
he/she/it would have tubulated
we would have tubulated
you would have tubulated
they would have tubulated
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