conduit

con·duit  (knd-t, -dt)

n.

1. A pipe or channel for conveying fluids, such as water.

2. A tube or duct for enclosing electric wires or cable.

3. A means by which something is transmitted: an arms dealer who served as a conduit for intelligence data.

4. Archaic A fountain.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin conductus, from Latin, past participle of condcere, to lead together; see conduce.]

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conduit [ˈkɒndɪt -djʊɪt]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables

3. an agency or means of access, communication, etc.

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid

5. a rare word for fountain

[from Old French, from Medieval Latin conductus channel, aqueduct, from Latin condūcere to lead, conduce]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits" aqueduct - a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley duct - an enclosed conduit for a fluid flue - a conduit to carry off smoke millrace, millrun - a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass sluice, sluiceway, penstock - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate spillway, wasteweir, spill - a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases waterspout - a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)

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conduit

noun passage, channel, tube, pipe, canal, duct, main He saw that the conduit was choked with rubbish.

Translations

conduit [ˈkɒndɪt] N → conducto m

conduit [ˈkɒndjuɪt] n (= pipe) → conduit m

conduit

n → Leitungsrohr nt; (Elec) → Rohrkabel nt

conduit [ˈkɒndɪt] n (pipe) → conduttura, condotto, tubo

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conduit [ˈkɒndɪt] n (pipe) → conduttura, condotto, tubo