/ ˈtjuːbjələ(r); NAmE ˈtuː-/ adjective
1.
made of tubes or of parts that are shaped like tubes :
a tubular metal chair
2.
shaped like a tube
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin tubulus small tube + -ar .
/ ˈtjuːbjələ(r); NAmE ˈtuː-/ adjective
1.
made of tubes or of parts that are shaped like tubes :
a tubular metal chair
2.
shaped like a tube
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin tubulus small tube + -ar .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005