tubular shape

collocation in English

meaningsoftubularandshape

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tubular
adjective
uk
/ˈtʃuː.bjə.lər/us
/ˈtuː.bjə.lɚ/
made in or having the shape of ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition oftubularandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftubular shape

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Both atrial appendages have the characteristic "left" morphology, with narrow orifices, a notched,tubularshapeand absence of terminal crests, or pectinate muscles extending into the atrial vestibule.
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Targets today are typically made from "wara" or "goza", either bundled or rolled into atubularshape.
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A similar effect can be seen in thetubularshapeof the pseudosphere.
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It is basically cone-shaped but can assume a moretubularshapein a crowded colony.
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It has a mysterious long andtubularshapelike a beast with a huge bump and a queue 150m-200m height, 700m length, 70m width.
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Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon of atubularshape.
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It lies just below the larynx, and, unlike the interior of the lungs, has a definitetubularshapeand comparatively hard surfaces.
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Individual flowers have jointed pedicels and tepals forming atubularshape.
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These cells have atubularshapeand form an anastomosis (bridge) that allows fusion between conidia.
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The flower has two small upper lobes and three longer lower lobes which come together in a nearlytubularshape.
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It is an open air theatre with atubularshapeand transparent ceiling set in a landscape of lakes, gardens of local flora and waterfalls.
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They appear to be flexible, have atubularshapethat become narrower when approaching their tips and consist of between 40 and 50 segments that are each shorter than wide.
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The formation is caused by spheroidal weathering whereby the composition of the granite and its crystal structure facilitated the development of rounded corners and its uniquetubularshape.
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