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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, 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.


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

/ »åÊŒ°ì³Ù /

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 calledconduit 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

duct

/ »åÅ­°ì³Ù /

  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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å³Ü³¦³Ù±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å³Ü³¦³Ùl±ð²õ²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of duct1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin ductus “conveyance (of water),†hence “channel†(in Medieval Latin ), equivalent to duc- (variant stem of »åÅ«³¦±ð°ù±ð “to leadâ€) + -tus suffix of verbal action
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of duct1

C17: from Latin ductus a leading (in Medieval Latin: aqueduct), from »åÅ«³¦±ð°ù±ð to lead
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The person covered one surveillance camera with duct tape but was filmed by a separate camera throwing a chunk of concrete at the car multiple times and cutting the tires, police said.

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He pulled her hair, poured cold water over her and bound her arms and legs with white duct tape, according to the report.

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A few were broken and held together by red duct tape, but those would be repaired.

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They brought duct and masking tape and filled cardboard boxes with the rest of Merritt’s belongings.

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He also bought a specialist butchering knife, rope, petrol cans and duct tape, and ordered an air pistol, which never arrived.

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