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单词 conduit
释义

conduit

[ kon-dwit, -doo-it, -dyoo-it, -dit ]
/ ˈkɒn dwɪt, -du ɪt, -dyu ɪt, -dɪt /
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noun

a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
a similar natural passage.
Electricity. a structure containing one or more ducts.
Archaic. a fountain.

Origin of conduit

1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French <Medieval Latin conductus pipe channel; see conduce, duct

SYNONYMS FOR conduit

1 duct, main, channel.
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Words nearby conduit

conductivity water, conductometric titration, conductor, conductress, conductus, conduit, conduplicate, condylar, condylar canal, condylar emissary vein, condylar fossa
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British Dictionary definitions for conduit

conduit
/ (ˈkɒndɪt, -djʊɪt) /

noun

a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid
a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables
an agency or means of access, communication, etc
botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid
a rare word for fountain

Word Origin for conduit

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin conductus channel, aqueduct, from Latin condūcere to lead, conduce
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

Medical definitions for conduit

conduit
[ kŏndōō-ĭt ]

n.

A channel for the passage of fluids.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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