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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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              туба
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              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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                          United States of America
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
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                          Common
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