duct

American  

[duhkt] / dʌkt /

noun

1. any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.

2. Anatomy, Zoology. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion.

3. Botany. a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.

4. Electricity. a single enclosed runway for conductors or cables.

5. Printing. (in a press) the reservoir for ink.

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verb (used with object)

1. to convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts.

   Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside.

duct British  

/ dʌkt /

noun

1. a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed

2. any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions

3. a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance

4. Also called: conduit.  a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires

5. a passage through which air can flow, as in air conditioning

6. the ink reservoir in a printing press

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duct Scientific  

/ dŭkt /

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• ductless adjective

Etymology

Origin of duct

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin ductus “conveyance (of water),” hence “channel” (in Medieval Latin ), equivalent to duc- (variant stem of dūcere “to lead”) + -tus suffix of verbal action

Example Sentences

Minutes after that, Campbell removed the duct tape from the doorbell camera which he discussed with his daughter by phone.

From BBC

Then she put the bowl over the hole and stuck down the edges with good old duct tape.

From Literature

“It was held together with some duct tape and hair pins,” said Andrew Smith, a Utah-based investor whose Savory Fund invests in food and beverage companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back in the kitchen, Akira opened drawers until she found a roll of duct tape.

From Literature

The duct tape was priceless, with, as you know, a million important uses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• conduit
• tube