tube

tube

noun

Definition of TUBE

1

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) <watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook>

Synonyms channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, trough, tube

Related Words drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, smokestack, spout, standpipe, stovepipe, tile, waste pipe, waterspout; pipage (or pipeage), pipeline, piping

2

an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound <we plan to relax and spend some time in front of the tube tonight>

Synonyms boob tube, box, idiot box, telly [chiefly British], tube, TV

Related Words LCD, plasma; home theater, home video