tubular Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
    tube-shaped; tubelike; vasiform; cannular.

WordNet

Tu"bu*lar adjective
Etymology
L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, or pipe. See Tube.
Definitions
  1. Having the form of a tube, or pipe; consisting of a pipe; fistular; as, a tubular snout; a tubular calyx. Also, containing, or provided with, tubes.

Webster 1913