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duct
[duhkt] 
–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, esp. 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts: Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside. |
Origin:
1640–50; < L ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in ML), equiv. to duc- (var. s. of dūcere to lead) + -tus suffix of verbal action
1640–50; < L ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in ML), equiv. to duc- (var. s. of dūcere to lead) + -tus suffix of verbal action
Related forms:
ductless, adjective
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| duct (dŭkt) n.
[Latin ductus, act of leading, from past participle of dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.] duct'al adj., duct'less adj. |
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Duct
Duct\, n. [L. ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead. See Duke, and cf. Douche.]1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed. 2. (Anat.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination. 3. (Bot.) A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber. Note: Ducts are classified, according to the character of the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral, scalariform, etc. 4. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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Language Translation for : duct
Spanish:
conducto,
German:
die Röhre,
Japanese:
導管
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: duct
Pronunciation: 'd&kt
Function: noun
: a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland
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duct (dŭkt)
n.
A tubular bodily canal or passage, especially one for carrying a glandular secretion such as bile.
duct·al adj.
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| duct (dŭkt) Pronunciation Key
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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Duct
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