aqueduct (redirected from Aqueduct of Sylvius)

aq·ue·duct  (kw-dkt)

n.

1.

a. A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.

b. A bridgelike structure supporting a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground.

2. Anatomy A channel or passage in an organ or a body part, especially such a channel for conveying fluid.

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[Latin aquaeductus : aquae, genitive of aqua, water; see aqua + ductus, a leading; see duct.]

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aqueduct [ˈækwɪˌdʌkt]

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a conduit used to convey water over a long distance, either by a tunnel or more usually by a bridge

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a structure, usually a bridge, that carries such a conduit or a canal across a valley or river

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a channel in an organ or part of the body, esp one that conveys a natural body fluid

[from Latin aquaeductus, from aqua water + dūcere to convey]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aqueduct - a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

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aqueduct

noun conduit, channel, passage, canal, waterway, duct, sluice an old Roman aqueduct

Translations

aqueduct [ˈækwɪdʌkt] N → acueducto m

aqueduct [ˈækwɪdʌkt] n → aqueduc m

aqueduct

n → Aquädukt m or nt

aqueduct [ˈækwɪˌdʌkt] n → acquedotto