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View usage for: (kɒndjuɪt, US -duɪt) Word forms: plural conduits1. countable nounA conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go. 2. countable nounA conduit is a person or country that links two or more other people or countries. He was welcomed and used as a trusted conduit for information. [+ for] [Also + to] More Synonyms of conduit conduit in British English (ˈkɒndɪt, -djʊɪt) noun1. a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid 2. a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables 3. an agency or means of access, communication, etc 4. botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid 5. a rare word for fountain Word origin C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin conductus channel, aqueduct, from Latin condūcere to lead, conduceconduit in American English (ˈkɑnduɪt; ˈkɑndudɪt) noun1. a pipe or channel for conveying fluids 2. a tube, pipe, or protected trough for electric wires 3. any channel, or means, whereby something is passed on Word origin ME & OFr < L conductus: see conduce conduit in Electrical Engineering (kɒndwɪt) Word forms: (regular plural) conduits noun( Electrical engineering: General) A conduit is a tube through which power or data cables pass. Today almost 100 percent of wiring done in buildings is concealed, which increasesthe need for strong and safe conduits. In an underground cable installation, heat conduction occurs everywhere except inthe air space in the conduit. A conduit is a tube through which power or data cables pass. Examples of 'conduit' in a sentenceconduit Why not also consider the online world as a conduit for meeting people and making friends?Education could become a conduit for this but should not be expected to shoulder the financial burden alone.Conduit had people but no building.The officials hope that it will provide a conduit for Western aid to the opposition.It could provide a conduit for increased Western aid to the rebels.I seem to recall an electrical conduit pipe was used to exert rather more force.No, you are merely a conduit, asking people questions.And to what extent, if any, might it be a conduit for money laundering?He added: 'He could be used as a conduit for sensitive information or as a stepping stone to target his students. In other languagesconduit British English: conduit NOUN A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go. - American English: conduit
- Brazilian Portuguese: conduto
- Chinese: 导管
- European Spanish: conducto
- French: conduit
- German: Leitungsrohr
- Italian: condotto
- Japanese: 導管
- Korean: 도관
- European Portuguese: conduta
- Latin American Spanish: conducto
Definition a channel or tube for carrying a fluid or electrical cables He saw that the conduit was choked with rubbish. Additional synonymsDefinition 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 Definition a navigable course through an area of water Oil spilled into the channel following a collision between a tanker and a trawler. Synonyms strait, sound, route, passage, canal, waterway, mainDefinition a tube, pipe, or channel through which liquid or gas is sent a big air duct in the ceiling Synonyms pipe, channel, passage, tube, canal, funnel, conduit- conducive
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