tubulation

noun

tu·​bu·​la·​tion

plural -s

1

: the act of shaping or making a tube or of providing with a tube

2

a

: arrangement or an array of tubes

b

: a tubular piece (as a juncture, connection, or orifice)

Word History

Etymology

Latin tubulation-, tubulatio, from tubulus + -ation-, -atio -ation

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