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duct
[ duhkt ]
/ dŹkt /
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noun
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
Anatomy, Zoology. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion.
Botany. a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.
Electricity. a single enclosed runway for conductors or cables.
Printing. (in a press) the reservoir for ink.
verb (used with object)
to convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts: Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside.
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Origin of duct
First recorded in 1640ā50; from Latin ductus āconveyance (of water),ā hence āchannelā (in Medieval Latin ), equivalent to duc- (variant stem of dÅ«cere āto leadā) + -tus suffix of verbal action
OTHER WORDS FROM duct
ductless, adjectiveWords nearby duct
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British Dictionary definitions for duct
duct
/ (dŹkt) /
noun
a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed
any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions
a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance
Also called: conduit a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires
a passage through which air can flow, as in air conditioning
the ink reservoir in a printing press
Derived forms of duct
ductless, adjectiveWord Origin for duct
C17: from Latin ductus a leading (in Medieval Latin: aqueduct), from dūcere to lead
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Medical definitions for duct
duct
[ dÅkt ]
n.
A tubular bodily canal or passage, especially one for carrying a glandular secretion such as bile.
Other words from duct
ductā¢al adj.The American HeritageĀ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Scientific definitions for duct
duct
[ dÅkt ]
A tube or tubelike structure through which something flows, especially a tube in the body for carrying a fluid secreted that is by a gland.
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