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conduit
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conduitconduit - 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)

conduit
noun passage, channel, tube, pipe, canal, duct, main He saw that the conduit was choked with rubbish.
Translations
conduit [ˈkɒndɪt] Nconducto m
conduit [ˈkɒndjuɪt] n (= pipe) → conduit m
conduit
nLeitungsrohr nt; (Elec) → Rohrkabel nt
conduit [ˈkɒndɪt] n (pipe) → conduttura, condotto, tubo
conduit [ˈkɒndɪt] n (pipe) → conduttura, condotto, tubo


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