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- Dictionaryduct/dʌkt/
noun
- 1. a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc.: "leading the air through ducts in the floor"
verb
- 1. convey through a duct: "a ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall"
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a tube or pipe in a building that carries liquid or air or protects wires: Air conditioning requires ventilating ducts. A duct is also a narrow tube in the body that carries a liquid: tear ducts. (Definition of duct from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of duct. duct.
1. : a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland. 2. a. : a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance. b. : a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors. 3. : a tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) in plant tissue. 4.
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance. “the tear duct was obstructed” synonyms: canal, channel, epithelial duct. see more. noun. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls. see more. Pronunciation. US. /dəkt/ UK. /dəkt/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
noun. any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed. Anatomy, Zoology. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion. Botany. a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.
5 days ago · 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 tube or pipe in a building that carries liquid or air or protects wires: Air conditioning requires ventilating ducts. A duct is also a narrow tube in the body that carries a liquid: tear ducts. (Definition of duct from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of duct. duct.
duct. (dʌkt) n. 1. any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a liquid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed. 2. a tube conveying bodily secretions or excretions. 3. a conducting tube or tubule in plant tissues. 4. a single enclosed runway for electrical conductors or cables.
