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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024duct /dʌkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga tube, canal, or pipe by which a substance is conducted or carried:The hero escapes by climbing through the air ducts and out of the building.
- Anatomy, Zoologya tube carrying bodily liquids:tear ducts.
- Electricitya single enclosed passage for electrical wires or cables.
duct•less, adj. See -duc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024duct (dukt),USA pronunciation n. - Buildingany tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Anatomy, Zoologya tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, esp. a glandular secretion or excretion.
- Botanya cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.
- Electricitya single enclosed runway for conductors or cables.
- Printing(in a press) the reservoir for ink.
v.t. - Buildingto convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts:Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside.
- Latin ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in Medieval Latin), equivalent. to duc- (variant stem of dūcere to lead) + -tus suffix of verbal action
- 1640–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: duct /dʌkt/ n - a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed
- any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions
- a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance
- Also called: conduit a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires
- a passage through which air can flow, as in air conditioning
- the ink reservoir in a printing press
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ductus a leading (in Medieval Latin: aqueduct), from dūcere to leadˈductless adj |