neural tube | a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop |
armored dinosaur | dinosaurs having bony armour |
harpy harpy bat tube-nosed bat tube-nosed fruit bat | any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes |
armored scale | insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female |
tube foot | tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration |
armored catfish | South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates |
armored searobin armored sea robin Peristedion miniatum | sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin, found mostly on the continental slope |
acorn tube | a small vacuum tube, used at high frequencies |
airline air hose | a hose that carries air under pressure |
armored car armoured car | a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun) |
armored car armoured car | an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables, the paintings were delivered to the museum in an aironditioned armored car |
armored personnel carrier armoured personnel carrier APC | (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry |
armored vehicle armoured vehicle | a vehicle that is protected by armor plate |
blowgun blowpipe blowtube blow tube | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
blowtube blow tube blowpipe | a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat |
boron counter tube | a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons |
breech rear of barrel rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
capillary capillary tube capillary tubing | a tube of small internal diameter, holds liquid by capillary action |
cathodeay tube CRT | a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
color tube colour tube color television tube colour television tube color TV tube colour TV tube | a television tube that displays images in full color |
counter tube | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events |
Crookes tube | the original gas-discharge cathodeay tube |
diode rectifying tube rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes, used as a rectifier |
driven well tube well | a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water |
endotracheal tube | a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents |
fire hose | a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire |
garden hose | a hose used for watering a lawn or garden |
gas-discharge tube | a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas |
Geiger tube Geiger-Muller tube | an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter |
glow tube | a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas, the color of the glow depends on the particular gas |
hose hosepipe | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas |
hose | man's close-fitting garment of the th and th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist, worn with a doublet |
hosiery hose | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) |
inner tube | an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire |
ionization chamber ionization tube | a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation |
kinescope picture tube television tube | a cathodeay tube in a television receiver, translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen |
Kundt's tube | a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound |
metro tube underground subway system subway | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city), in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' |
nasotracheal tube | a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx, used to deliver oxygen |
neon lamp neon induction lamp neon tube | a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure, luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube |
pipe wrench tube wrench | adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe, has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe |
Pitot-static tube Pitot head Pitot tube | measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure, used in aircraft to measure airspeed |
Pitot tube Pitot | measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow |
proportional counter tube proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
radiator hose | a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block |
speaking tube | a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another |
static tube | a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid |
support hose support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
tank army tank armored combat vehicle armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
televisionamera tube television pickup tube | a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals |