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tubing

[ too-bing, tyoo- ]

noun

  1. material in the form of a tube:

    glass tubing.

  2. tubes collectively.
  3. a piece of tube:

    two feet of copper tubing.

  4. Also called inner-tubing. the sport or recreation of floating down a river or stream on an inner tube.


tubing

/ ˈtjuːbɪŋ /

noun

  1. tubes collectively
  2. a length of tube
  3. a system of tubes
  4. fabric in the form of a tube, used for pillowcases and some cushions; piping
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubing1

First recorded in 1835–45; tube + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

The easy-to-use interchangeable tubing system allows for numerous resistance-training exercises.

The air is just traveling through your instrument’s tubing, rather than going straight out of your mouth.

It can easily handle a jaunt to the beach, camping trips, pool parties, river tubing, and so much more.

Flexible LED tubing is expected to be far more durable than the delicate glass neon tubes.

Add separate tubing and volume controls and this device can breathe for two patients at once.

Water tubing caused an estimated 7,136 accidents from people falling off, flipping over, or taking flight after a hard bounce.

Glass rods and tubing of sodium glass: for stirring rods, urinary pipets, etc.

Kent pointed to great reels of flexible metal tubing hanging near the tanks.

Wires extend down the upper tubing to within a short distance of the mercury.

It consists of a rack with several pieces of brass tubing cut to different lengths to give the proper tones as they are struck.

A small commutator, H, should now be made as follows: Obtain a piece of thin brass tubing about 5/8 in.

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