"tube" | Definition and Related Words

tube

Noun

Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (synset 104500800)
is a type of: conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
subtypes:
- barrel, gun barrel - a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- blow tube, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube - a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
- blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube - a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
- cannula - a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication
- capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing - a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
- catheter - a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
- cigarette holder - a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked
- coil - tubing that is wound in a spiral
- chromatography column, column - 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
- drain - tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- hose, hosepipe - a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
- inner tube - an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire
- mouthpiece - the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
- pea shooter - a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target
- pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- silencer - short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
- siphon, syphon - a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
- speaking tube - a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another
- stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe
- stent - a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- drinking straw, straw - a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
- test tube - glass tube closed at one end
- torpedo tube - a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired
- venturi - a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)
- well point, wellpoint - a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area
same as: tubing
Electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope (synset 104501499)
is a type of: electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
subtypes:
- acorn tube - a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies
- diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve - a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
- electron multiplier - a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons
- gas-discharge tube - a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
- klystron - an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation
- magnetron - 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
- pentode - a thermionic tube having five electrodes
- television pickup tube, television-camera tube - a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals
- tetrode - a thermionic tube having four electrodes
- triode - 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
- x-ray tube - a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays
has:
- anode - a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- cathode - a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
- electrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
- control grid, grid - an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
- plate - the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
is a part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

same as: electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube
A hollow cylindrical shape (synset 113924014)
is a type of: cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line

same as: pipe
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure (synset 105253854)
referred to in: anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

is a type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
subtypes:
- tubule - a small tube
- salpinx - a tube in the uterus or the ear
- cochlea - 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
- vas, vessel - a tube in which a body fluid circulates
same as: tube-shaped structure
An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) (synset 103762667)
"in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

is a type of: railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

same as: metro, subway, subway system, underground

Verb

Provide with a tube or insert a tube into (synset 202334288)
is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
Convey in a tube (synset 202083772)
"inside Paris, they used to tube mail"

is a type of: bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Ride or float on an inflated tube (synset 201844871)
"We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"

is a type of: ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
Place or enclose in a tube (synset 201583777)
is a type of: enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

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