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- DictionaryCon·duit/ˈkänˌdo͞oət/
noun
- 1. a channel for conveying water or other fluid: "a conduit for conveying water to the power plant"
- 2. a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring: "the gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit"
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.
5 days ago · A conduit is a tube through which power or data cables pass. Today almost 100 percent of wiring done in buildings is concealed, which increases the need for strong and safe conduits . In an underground cable installation, heat conduction occurs everywhere except in the air space in the conduit .
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)
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONDUIT. [count] 1. technical : a pipe or tube through which something (such as water or wire) passes. 2. formal : someone or something that is used as a way of sending something (such as information or money) from one place or person to another.
Check pronunciation: conduit. Definition of conduit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Conduit Definition. kŏndo͝o-ĭt, -dĭt. conduits. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. A pipe or channel for conveying fluids. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A tube, pipe, or protected trough for electric wires. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Full Definition of CONDUIT. 1. : a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed. 2. archaic: fountain. 3. : a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables. 4. : a means of transmitting or distributing <a conduit for illicit payments><a conduit of information>.
