A duct is a pipe, tube, or channel which carries a liquid or gas.
...a big air duct in the ceiling.
Synonyms: pipe, channel, passage, tube More Synonyms of duct
2. countable noun
A duct is a tube in your body which carries a liquid such as tears or bile.
...tear ducts.
duct in British English
(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
Derived forms
ductless (ˈductless)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin ductus a leading (in Medieval Latin: aqueduct), from dūcere to lead
duct in American English
(dʌkt)
noun
1.
a tube, channel, or canal through which a gas or liquid moves
2.
a tube in the body for the passage of excretions or secretions
a tear duct, bile duct
3.
a conducting tubule in plant tissues, esp. one containing resin, latex, etc.
4.
a pipe or conduit through which wires or cables are run, air is circulated or exhausted, etc.
Derived forms
ductless (ˈductless)
adjective
Word origin
ML ducta, conduit < L ductus, a leading, conducting, pp. of ducere, to lead < IE base *deuk-, to pull > tow1, tug, L dux, leader
duct in Chemical Engineering
(dʌkt)
Word forms: (regular plural) ducts
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A duct is a pipe which carries a fluid at low pressures.
Vented appliances are designed to be used with a duct, chimney, pipe, or other device that carries the combustion pollutants outside thehome.
As a fluid flows through a duct its momentum and pressure may change.
A duct is a pipe which carries a fluid at low pressures.
duct in Mechanical Engineering
(dʌkt)
Word forms: (regular plural) ducts
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Fluid engineering)
A duct is a pipe used to carry fluids at low pressures.
Air passing through a duct suffers a pressure drop due to friction.
Air enters through a duct in the front of the dryer.
A duct is a pipe used to carry fluids at low pressures.
duct in Electrical Engineering
(dʌkt)
Word forms: (regular plural) ducts
noun
(Electrical engineering: General)
A duct is a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires.
PVC cable is the most common type of cable used when smoke-retardant properties arenot required, because a building's electrical system is run through metal ducts, and not open ceilings.
Unless otherwise stated, ducts and trenches necessary to accommodate cables and equipment will be provided by thebuilding contractor.
A duct is a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires.
Examples of 'duct' in a sentence
duct
It helps the liver to release toxins through the bile ducts into the bowel.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Your doctor should also ensure your tear ducts are not blocked.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He was wearing a crash helmet and a pressure suit strapped together with duct tape.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And a few rolls of duct tape.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We have tear ducts to delve into.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Keep it looking edgy by taking the liner right into the tear duct.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His tear ducts are clearly on message.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She fixed it with duct tape.
Giles Whittell Spitfire Women of World War II (2007)
The actor has a dozen or so tattoos and a pair of jeans so worn they are held together with duct tape.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He is wealthy and successful, a quality that always sets the bile ducts flowing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Wrap the straws in duct tape about two-thirds of the way up the straws.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This show certainly gives your tear ducts a clear-out.
The Sun (2013)
What does she mean, no duct tape?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It's also worth carefully massaging the tear duct.
The Sun (2011)
She then tearfully attaches some sandals with duct tape and walks on for 50 miles.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Because the chill and some grit will get the tear ducts going and then: bang.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I could see guys taping in the windscreen with what looked like duct tape or gaffer tape.
The Sun (2011)
With blocked ducts, the tube drains tears from the eyes into nose doesn't work properly.
The Sun (2007)
Unlike a solid barrier, the ice will form itself around the many obstacles, such as buried cables and ducts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Thus, his designs emphasised the unadorned colours and textures of metal and concrete, and often left structures such as pipes and ducts visible.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
On board the most complex machine yet built, ground control showed the crew how to modify an air filter with duct tape, cardboard and a sock.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
duct
British English: duct NOUN
A duct is a pipe, tube, or channel which carries a liquid or gas.
...a big air duct in the ceiling.
American English: duct
Brazilian Portuguese: duto
Chinese: 输送管道
European Spanish: conducto
French: conduite
German: Rohr
Italian: condotto
Japanese: ダクト
Korean: 도관
European Portuguese: ducto
Latin American Spanish: conducto
All related terms of 'duct'
air duct
a pipe or channel permitting air to travel through a system, building, or other structure, such as a mine
bile duct
the duct that conveys bile from the liver and the gall bladder to the duodenum
duct tape
Duct tape is a strong sticky tape that you use to join things together or to cover cracks in something.
milk duct
a duct leading from the mammary gland to the tip of a nipple which carries milk to the nipple in breastfeeding women
tear duct
a short tube in the inner corner of the eyelid through which tears drain into the nose
lacrimal duct
a short tube in the inner corner of the eyelid through which tears drain into the nose
thoracic duct
the major duct of the lymphatic system, beginning below the diaphragm and ascending in front of the spinal column to the base of the neck
ejaculatory duct
a canal through which semen is ejaculated : in human males, the canal that passes from the seminal vesicle and vas deferens, conveying semen to the urethra
(noun)
Definition
a tube, pipe, or channel through which liquid or gas is sent
a big air duct in the ceiling
Synonyms
pipe
The liquid is conveyed along a pipe.
channel
Keep the drainage channel clear.
passage
cells that line the air passages
tube
canal
A blockage of the canal could severely affect international shipping.
funnel
Use a funnel to re-fuel.
conduit
He saw that the conduit was choked with rubbish.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of canal
Definition
an artificial waterway constructed for navigation or irrigation
A blockage of the canal could severely affect international shipping.
Synonyms
waterway,
channel,
passage,
conduit,
duct,
watercourse
in the sense of channel
Definition
a groove
Keep the drainage channel clear.
Synonyms
duct,
chamber,
artery,
groove,
gutter,
furrow,
conduit
in the sense of conduit
Definition
a channel or tube for carrying a fluid or electrical cables