tubal

English

Etymology

From tube +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtjuːbəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtubəl/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

tubal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.
   • 1949 May and June, R. A. H. Weight, “A Short-Lived Pacific Class”, in Railway Magazine, page 195:

     The tubal heating surface of the Raven design was considerably less than on the contemporary Gresley design, and the grate area was the same, although the firebox heating surface was less.

Derived terms

• tubal abortion
• tubal ligation

 

Translations

of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one

• French: tubaire (fr)

Anagrams

• balut, bulat

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtubal/, [ˈtu.bɐl]
• Hyphenation: tu‧bal

Noun

tubal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊᜎ᜔) (chiefly Batangas, Mindoro)

1. dirt on clothes mixed with dried sweat
2. dirty clothes needing to be laundered

   Synonym: labada

3. (obsolete) putting cotton in oil to be dyed after

Derived terms

• magtubal
• patubalin
• tubalin

 

Adjective

tubal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊᜎ᜔) (chiefly Batangas, Mindoro)

1. soiled; already dirty (of clothes)

Further reading

• “tubal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• balut

Tatar

Noun

tubal

1. round vessel made of bark