What is another word for tubes?

Pronunciation: [tjˈuːbz] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "tubes." Some of the most common include hoses, pipes, conduits, and cylinders. Hoses are typically used to transport liquids or gases, while pipes can refer to any kind of hollow cylindrical structure. Conduits are often used to protect or encase wiring, while cylinders are typically solid and can be used for storage or as part of an engine. Other synonyms for "tubes" include tubular structures, tubing, and chimneys. Whatever the intended use, there are many synonyms available to describe any kind of cylindrical or tubular object.

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Usage examples for Tubes

We feel that the supreme Artist is audible in the wind among the pines; but is man left to himself when he marshals into more sublime significance the voices of the wind among the organ tubes?
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
I attacked my test tubes in a frenzy of efficiency.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
I took at random two or three bottles and poured some of their contents into test-tubes.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Tubes

  • I also became interested in chemistry and gradually accumulated enough test tubes and other glassware to do chemical experiments, using small quantities of chemicals purchased from a pharmacy supply house.
    Sydney Brenner
  • My ears won't fool me. Even when I do a session on digital, we still warm it up somewhere in the process, in mastering or mixing, running the signal through some tubes somewhere.
    Steve Cropper
  • ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked.
    Dakota Fanning
  • Simultaneous recording with superimposed ionization chambers and Wilson chambers, ionization chambers and sets of counting tubes, has not yet been carried out.
    Victor Francis Hess
  • Instead of an attic with a few test tubes, bits of wire and odds and ends, the attack on the atomic nucleus has required the development and construction of great instruments on an engineering scale.
    Ernest Lawrence

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