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Meanings of tube in English

Portuguese
valvula termionica
Catalan
vàlvula
Wikidata

Electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope.

valvula termionica
Russian
туба
Wikidata

Hollow, usually cylindrical objects, long in proportion to their diameter, sometimes flexible; in varied forms these may be used for conveying or containing fluids or vapor, or for containing other materials such as paper or textiles.

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Synonyms
Examples for "squeeze tube"
Examples for "squeeze tube"
1
Runacres lifted his hand without looking up, and the aide placed a squeeze tube in the admiral's palm.
Genellan: planetfall
2
I undid the stern line and gently pushed us off, then primed the engine by using a squeeze tube from the small fuel tank.
Boston noir
3
On top of the paper was an empty squeezed tube of glue.
86'd: a novel
1
Aerosol cans are intruding in the collapsible tube industry, as are plastic tubes.
The new yorker
2
Twelve of the largest companies in the field comprise the Collapsible Tube Manufacturers Council.
The new yorker
Portuguese
metrô
Catalan
metropolità
Spanish
metro

An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

metrô
Portuguese
pipeline
Catalan
tub
Spanish
caño

Fluid conveyance.

pipeline
Usage of tube in English
1
A year later, a second tube was opened to serve downtown Manhattan.
Wired
2
John's voice, coming clear as day through the tube of seasoned meat.
John Dies at the End
3
The diaphragm and the speaking tube were the great sources of error.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 / Containing Sixteen Exp...
4
The tube, N, indicates the level of the liquid in the vessel.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883
5
With the machine running, add 1 cup water through the feed tube.
The food matters cookbook: 500 revolutionary recipes for better ...
6
The question came to him as though through a long, hollow tube.
Table for five
7
GJ tube patients reported greater gains in QALMS but incurred higher costs.
Pubmed
8
That's about half a million people who use the tube every day.
The South African
9
But the medullary tube of the Vertebrates originates in the same way.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
10
The tube is taken in the right hand, as shown in Fig.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885
11
As they went up the mountain the mercury in the tube fell.
Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)
12
It also poses major problems for anchoring the tube to the viaducts.
The Guardian
13
Thirty-five percent used enteral access devices to verify initial feeding tube placement.
Pubmed
14
The tube and nail should be inclined as shown in the sketch.
On Laboratory Arts
15
The weight of wrought iron in the great tube is 1600 tons.
The Illustrated London Reading Book
16
I mounted this in my timber tube; the focus was ten feet.
Men of Invention and Industry
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