duct

(dŭkt)
n.

1. An often enclosed passage or channel for conveying a substance, especially a liquid or gas.
2. Anatomy. A tubular bodily canal or passage, especially one for carrying a glandular secretion: a tear duct.
3. A tube or pipe for enclosing electrical cables or wires.

tr.v., duct·ed, duct·ing, ducts.

1. To channel through a duct: duct the moist air away.
2. To supply with ducts.

[Latin ductus, act of leading, from past participle of dūcere, to lead.]

ductal duct'al adj.
ductless duct'less adj.

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1. ,See air duct.
2. In electric systems, a metallic or nonmetallic tube, (usually circular, oval, rectangular, or octagonal) for housing wires or cables; may be underground or embedded in concrete floor slabs.

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A canal or passageway, especially one for carrying secretions from an exocrine gland.

IN BRIEF: n. - An enclosed conduit for a fluid; A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; A continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls.

Tutor's tip: The traveler "ducked" (to lower quickly) into the air "duct" (a tube or passage that carries liquid, gas, or air) to retrieve her "ducat" (a ticket) for the train.

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A thin-wall tube installed in aircraft air-conditioning and heating systems to carry heated or cooled air for distribution to various aircraft locations.

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Having no excretory duct.

• d. glands — the endocrine glands.

n

A small passage.

For a list of words related to duct, see:

• Endocrine System and Glands - duct: short pipe through which secretions leave gland
• Building and Machine Parts - duct: pipe or channel for passage of gas or liquid

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kanal, rør, ledning, kabel, rørformet dannelse
v. tr. - lede, føre, secernere

Nederlands (Dutch)
buis, kanaal, leiden

Français (French)
n. - conduite/canalisation (liquide, gaz, électricité), (Anat) canal, conduit, (Bot) trachée
v. tr. - faire une canalisation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rohr, Röhre, Gang, Kanal
v. - leiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγωγός, σωλήνας, (ανατ.) πόρος

Italiano (Italian)
dotto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - duto (m)

Русский (Russian)
канал, трубопровод, сосуд

Español (Spanish)
n. - conducto, ducto, canal
v. tr. - conducir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rörledning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
输送管, 导管, 通过管道输送

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 輸送管, 導管
v. tr. - 通過管道輸送

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도관, 잉크 홈
v. tr. - 송수관을 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 送管, ダクト, 輸送管

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قناة, أنبوب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צינור, תעלה, צינור-אוורור‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר בצינור‬

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