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con·duit
(kŏn′do͞o-ĭt, -dĭt)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 condūcere, to lead together; see conduce.]
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conduit
(ˈkɒndɪt; -djʊɪt)n
1. (Building) a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid
2. (Building) a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables
3. an agency or means of access, communication, etc
4. (Botany) botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid
5. a rare word for fountain
[C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin conductus channel, aqueduct, from Latin condūcere to lead, conduce]
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con•duit
(ˈkɒn dwɪt, -du ɪt, -dyu ɪt, -dɪt)n.
1. a pipe, tube, or natural channel for conveying water or other fluid.
2. a channel through which anything is conveyed: a conduit for information.
3. a structure containing ducts for electrical conductors or cables.
4. Archaic. a fountain.
[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Medieval Latin conductus pipe channel]
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| 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 passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass 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.
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putki
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conduit
n → Leitungsrohr nt; (Elec) → Rohrkabel nt
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con·du·it
n. conducto;
airway ___ → ___ para aire;
tear ___ → ___ lagrimal.
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conduit
n conducto; ileal — conducto ilealEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.