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
[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.
tu`bu•la′tion, n.
tu′bu•la`tor, n.
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tubulate
Past participle: tubulated
Gerund: tubulating
Imperative |
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tubulate |
tubulate |
Present |
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I tubulate |
you tubulate |
he/she/it tubulates |
we tubulate |
you tubulate |
they tubulate |
Preterite |
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I tubulated |
you tubulated |
he/she/it tubulated |
we tubulated |
you tubulated |
they tubulated |
Present Continuous |
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I am tubulating |
you are tubulating |
he/she/it is tubulating |
we are tubulating |
you are tubulating |
they are tubulating |
Present Perfect |
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I have tubulated |
you have tubulated |
he/she/it has tubulated |
we have tubulated |
you have tubulated |
they have tubulated |
Past Continuous |
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I was tubulating |
you were tubulating |
he/she/it was tubulating |
we were tubulating |
you were tubulating |
they were tubulating |
Past Perfect |
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I had tubulated |
you had tubulated |
he/she/it had tubulated |
we had tubulated |
you had tubulated |
they had tubulated |
Future |
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I will tubulate |
you will tubulate |
he/she/it will tubulate |
we will tubulate |
you will tubulate |
they will tubulate |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would tubulate |
you would tubulate |
he/she/it would tubulate |
we would tubulate |
you would tubulate |
they would tubulate |
Past Conditional |
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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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