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| duct [ dukt ] |
noun (plural ducts) |
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1. channel: a tube, pipe, or channel through which something can flow or be carried, e.g. in air-conditioning equipment
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2. tube in body organ: a narrow tubular exit passageway in a gland or bladder through which fluid passes
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3. tube for cables: a tube or channel containing electrical cables
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transitive verb (past and past participle duct·ed, present participle duct·ing, 3rd person present singular ducts) |
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1. fit something with ducts: to supply or equip something such as a building with a duct or a system of ducts
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2. route something through channel: to make a fluid or gas pass through a tube, pipe, or channel
  Exhaust fumes are ducted out of the workshop.
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin ductus< ducere "to lead"] |
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| duct·al adjective |
| duct·less adjective |
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