duct
11Duct — A duct may refer to: Duct (anatomy), various ducts in anatomy and physiology Duct (HVAC), for transfer of air between spaces in a structure Duct tape, a kind of adhesive tape Ducted fan, motor for aircraft Electrical bus duct, a metal enclosure… …
12duct — I. noun Etymology: New Latin ductus, from Medieval Latin, aqueduct, from Latin, act of leading, from ducere to lead more at tow Date: 1667 1. a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland 2. a. a pipe, tube, or channel …
13duct — [[t]dʌ̱kt[/t]] ducts 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A duct is a pipe, tube, or channel which carries a liquid or gas. ...a big air duct in the ceiling. 2) N COUNT: with supp A duct is a tube in your body which carries a liquid such as tears or bile …
14duct — UK [dʌkt] / US noun [countable] Word forms duct : singular duct plural ducts 1) a pipe or tube in a building that carries something such as air or protects wires air conditioning ducts 2) a narrow tube that carries liquid inside your body or in… …
15duct — A tube or channel through which air, gas, or liquid is conducted, conveyed, or moved. Also see air duct NACA duct oil duct …
16duct — noun Duct is used before these nouns: ↑tape Duct is used after these nouns: ↑tear, ↑ventilation …
17duct — noun 1》 a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, cables, etc. 2》 a vessel in the body for conveying lymph or glandular secretions. ↘a vessel in a plant for conveying water, sap, or air. verb convey through a duct. Derivatives… …
18duct — noun (C) 1 a pipe or tube for carrying liquids, air, cables (cable1 (1)) etc: the air duct 2 a thin narrow tube that carries air, liquid etc inside your body, in a plant etc: a tear duct …
19duct — n. & v. n. 1 a channel or tube for conveying fluid, cable, etc. 2 a a tube in the body conveying secretions such as tears etc. b Bot. a tube formed by cells that have lost their intervening end walls, holding air, water, etc. v.tr. convey through …
20duct — ductless, adj. /dukt/, n. 1. any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed. 2. Anat., Zool. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, esp. a glandular secretion or excretion. 3. Bot. a …
