Home › Words › D › drawtubedrawtubedrawtube means the tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.EtymologyFrom draw + tube.nounThe tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tubey 61% match — Tube-like; similar to a tube. vs drawtube →dewcap 60% match — A tube that protrudes beyond the objective of a telescope or camera etc. to prevent dew from forming on it. vs drawtube →tubelet 60% match — A small, subsidiary tube vs drawtube →tubemaking 58% match — The manufacture of tubes. vs drawtube →telextender 57% match — An optical amplifier, used especially in amateur astronomy to magnify an image. vs drawtube →tubulated 57% match — Having the form of a small tube, or composed of a tube, or elongated opening. vs drawtube →blowtube 56% match — A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.). vs drawtube →tubed 56% match — Possessing a tube or tubes. vs drawtube →