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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

/ ʌ /

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
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duct

  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

  • ˈܳٱ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܳl adjective
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Word 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 ū “to lead”) + -tus suffix of verbal action
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duct1

C17: from Latin ductus a leading (in Medieval Latin: aqueduct), from ū to lead
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But instead – using the technique of saucissonnage, or the practice of tying them up like a saucisson, a salami - the man bound her with zip ties and duct tape, and left her in the bathroom.

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Photos circulated worldwide of him naked, blindfolded, tied up, and bound to a board with duct tape by his American captors.

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The owner of Pontins holiday parks has been charged with corporate manslaughter after an air conditioning duct fell on guests at a resort.

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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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