Tube

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 See also 2 French

English

Noun

tube (tubes )

1. anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape
2. an approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semi-liquid substances

   a tube of toothpaste

3. (colloquial) the London Underground railway system
4. a tin can containing beer (or other beverage?)

Derived terms

• tubing
• tubular
• cathode ray tube
• inner tube
• picture tube
• test tube
• vacuum tube

Translations

• Chinese Characters: 管
• Chinese: 管
• Dutch: buis f
• French: tube m (1, 2); le métro londonien m (3), le métro de Londres (3); boîte (de bière) f (4)
• German: Schlauch m
• Greek: σωλήνας m (sōlḗnas)
• Italian: tubo m (1, 2); il metro di Londra m (3); barattolo (di birra) m (4)
• Japanese: 管
• Korean: 관
• Portuguese: tubo m
• Russian: пробка f (trobka)
• Spanish: tubo m

See also

• Wikipedia article on tubes

French

1. (slang) Money