| neural tube | a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop |
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 |
| 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 |
| acorn tube | a small vacuum tube, used at high frequencies |
air hammer
jackhammer
pneumatic hammer | a hammer driven by compressed air |
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 |
caisson
pneumatic caisson
cofferdam | large watertight chamber used for construction under water |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| pneumatic drill | a power drill powered by compressed air |
pneumatic tire
pneumatic tyre | a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air, used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc |
proportional counter tube
proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
| 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 |
televisionamera tube
television pickup tube | a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals |
television receiver
television television set
tv
tv set
idiot box
boob tube
telly
goggle box | an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen, the British call a tv set a telly |
| test tube | glass tube closed at one end |
| torpedo tube | a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired |
tricolor television tube
tricolour television tube
tricolor tube
tricolour tube | a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors |
tube
tubing | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases |
tube vacuum tube
thermionic vacuum tube
thermionic tube
electron tube
thermionic valve | electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope |
| Venturi tube | a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipeline |
| Xay tube | a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays |
tube
tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
Eustachian tube
auditory tube | either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx, equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum |
Fallopian tube
uterine tube
oviduct | either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus |
| cartilaginous tube | a duct with cartilaginous walls |
bronchus
bronchial tube | either of the two main branches of the trachea |