tube
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1. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) (noun.artifact)
2. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | conduit, |
definition | : | a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | barrel, gun barrel, |
definition | : | a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube, |
definition | : | a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cannula, |
definition | : | a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | catheter, |
definition | : | a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cigarette holder, |
definition | : | a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | coil, |
definition | : | tubing that is wound in a spiral (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | chromatography column, column, |
definition | : | a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | drain, |
definition | : | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | hose, hosepipe, |
definition | : | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | inner tube, |
definition | : | an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | mouthpiece, |
definition | : | the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pea shooter, |
definition | : | a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pipage, pipe, piping, |
definition | : | a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pipe, tobacco pipe, |
definition | : | a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | silencer, |
definition | : | short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | siphon, syphon, |
definition | : | a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | speaking tube, |
definition | : | a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | stem, |
definition | : | the tube of a tobacco pipe (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | stent, |
definition | : | a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | drinking straw, straw, |
definition | : | a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | test tube, |
definition | : | glass tube closed at one end (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | torpedo tube, |
definition | : | a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | venturi, |
definition | : | a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | well point, wellpoint, |
definition | : | a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area (noun.artifact) |
3. electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | electronic device, |
definition | : | a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | acorn tube, |
definition | : | a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | electron multiplier, |
definition | : | a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | gas-discharge tube, |
definition | : | a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | klystron, |
definition | : | an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | magnetron, |
definition | : | a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pentode, |
definition | : | a thermionic tube having five electrodes (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | tetrode, |
definition | : | a thermionic tube having four electrodes (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | triode, |
definition | : | a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | x-ray tube, |
definition | : | a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | anode, |
definition | : | a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | cathode, |
definition | : | a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | electrode, |
definition | : | a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | control grid, grid, |
definition | : | an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | plate, |
definition | : | the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube (noun.artifact) |
4. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure (noun.body)
hyponym | : | tubule, |
definition | : | a small tube (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | salpinx, |
definition | : | a tube in the uterus or the ear (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cochlea, |
definition | : | the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | vas, vessel, |
definition | : | a tube in which a body fluid circulates (noun.body) |
domain category | : | anatomy, general anatomy, |
definition | : | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition) |
5. a hollow cylindrical shape (noun.shape)
hypernym | : | cylinder, |
definition | : | a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line (noun.shape) |
6. place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact)
7. ride or float on an inflated tube (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | ride, |
definition | : | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle (verb.motion) |
8. convey in a tube (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | bring, convey, take, |
definition | : | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion) |
9. provide with a tube or insert a tube into (verb.possession)
10. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | convey in a tube (verb.motion) |
11. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure (noun.body)
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | convey in a tube (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | provide with a tube or insert a tube into (verb.possession) |
derivation | : | tubal, |
definition | : | of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube (adj.pert) |
12. a hollow cylindrical shape (noun.shape)
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
13. place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact)
derivation | : | tube, tubing, |
definition | : | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | pipe, tube, |
definition | : | a hollow cylindrical shape (noun.shape) |
14. convey in a tube (verb.motion)
derivation | : | tube, tubing, |
definition | : | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact) |
15. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | convey in a tube (verb.motion) |
16. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure (noun.body)
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | convey in a tube (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | provide with a tube or insert a tube into (verb.possession) |
derivation | : | tubal, |
definition | : | of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube (adj.pert) |
17. a hollow cylindrical shape (noun.shape)
derivation | : | tube, |
definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
18. place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact)
derivation | : | tube, tubing, |
definition | : | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | pipe, tube, |
definition | : | a hollow cylindrical shape (noun.shape) |
19. convey in a tube (verb.motion)
derivation | : | tube, tubing, |
definition | : | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact) |
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