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tube

/tuːb/ sustantivo A1

En español: tubo, chisguete, canuto

  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 semiliquid substances. · A tube of toothpaste.
  3. A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.
  4. A television. Compare cathode ray tube and picture tube. (US, colloquial)

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Broad, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with retorts, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue flickering flames.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 6 · B2
I’ve found it,” he shouted to my companion, running towards us with a test-tube in his hand.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 6 · B2
A large table in the centre was littered with all sorts of debris, while the tall brass tube of a powerful microscope bristled up amongst them.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 80 · B2
He dipped into this bottle or that, drawing out a few drops of each with his glass pipette, and finally brought a test-tube containing a solution over to the table.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 58 · B2

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