duct

(dŭkt)

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; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

duct′al adj.

duct′less adj.

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duct

(dʌkt)

1. a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed

2. (Anatomy) any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions

3. (Botany) a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance

4. (Electrical Engineering) Also called: conduit a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires

5. (Building) a passage through which air can flow, as in air conditioning

6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the ink reservoir in a printing press

[C17: from Latin ductus a leading (in Medieval Latin: aqueduct), from dūcere to lead]

ˈductless adj

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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.

[1640–50; < Latin ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in Medieval Latin) <duc-, variant s. of dūcere to lead, draw]

duct

(dŭkt)

A tube or tube-like structure through which something flows, especially a tube in the body for carrying a fluid secreted by a gland.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	duct - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" epithelial duct, canal, channel pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal - the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes ductule, ductulus - a very small duct canaliculus - a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae - a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins venous sinus, sinus - a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel ampulla - the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct - any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands nasolacrimal duct - a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity Haversian canal - any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone hepatic duct - the duct that drains bile from the liver canalis inguinalis, inguinal canal - oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus bile duct, common bile duct - a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum pancreatic duct - a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel - a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation salivary duct - a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct - a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles ureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal - a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina umbilical, umbilical cord - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct seminal duct - the efferent duct of the testis in man cartilaginous tube - a duct with cartilaginous walls bronchiole - any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
	2.	duct - a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus laticifer - a plant duct containing latex
	3.	duct - an enclosed conduit for a fluid air-intake - a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

duct

noun pipe, channel, passage, tube, canal, funnel, conduit a big air duct in the ceiling

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Translations

قَناة

potrubí

=-kanal=-ledning

Röhre

conduit

pípa, rör; rás

condotto conduttura tubo

cauruļvads

kujný

duct

[dʌkt] N

1. (for ventilation, liquid) → conducto m

2. (Anat) → conducto m, canal m

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duct

[ˈdʌkt] n

(= pipe) → conduite f, canalisation f

(in body) → conduit m

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duct

(Anat) → Röhre f; tear duct → Tränenkanal m

(for liquid, gas) → (Rohr)leitung f, → Rohr nt; (Elec) → Rohr nt, → Röhre f

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duct

[dʌkt] n (Tech, Anat) → condotto, canale m

duct

(dakt) noun

a tube or pipe for fluids etc. a ventilation duct.

duct

n. conducto, canal;

biliary ___ → ___ biliar;

common bile → colédoco;

cystic ___ → ___ cístico;

deferent ___ → ___ defrente;

ejaculatory ___ → ___ eyaculatorio;

excretory ___ → ___ excretorio;

hepatic ___ → ___ hepático;

lacrimal ___ → ___ lacrimal;

lactiferous ___ → ___ lactífero;

lymphatic ___ → ___ linfático;

mullerian ___ → ___ mullerian;

nasolacrimal ___ → ___ nasolagrimal;

lacrimal ___ → ___ lacrimal;

mammary ___ → ___ mamario;

seminal ___ → ___ seminal;

seminiferous tubule ___ → ___ seminífero.

duct

n conducto, vía; bile — conducto biliar; common bile — conducto colédoco, colédoco (fam), conducto biliar común; cystic — conducto cístico; left hepatic — conducto hepático izquierdo; lacrimal — conducto lagrimal; pancreatic — conducto pancreático; right hepatic — conducto hepático derecho; tear — conducto lagrimal