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- DictionaryDuct/dək(t)/
noun
- 1. a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc.: "leading the air through ducts in the floor"
verb
- 1. convey through a duct: "a ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall"
1. : a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland. 2. a. : a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance. b. : a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors. 3. : a tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) in plant tissue. 4.
a tube or pipe in a building that carries liquid or air or protects wires: Air conditioning requires ventilating ducts. A duct is also a narrow tube in the body that carries a liquid: tear ducts. (Definition of duct from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of duct. duct.
A duct is a pipe, tube, or tunnel through which water can flow. If there's a leaking duct in your kitchen, you may need to patch it or replace it — in any event, you should probably call a plumber.
a tube or pipe in a building that carries liquid or air or protects wires: Air conditioning requires ventilating ducts. A duct is also a narrow tube in the body that carries a liquid: tear ducts.
noun. 1. a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed. 2. any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions. 3. a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance. 4. Also called: conduit. a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires. 5.
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.
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed. Anatomy, Zoology. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion. Botany. a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.
a pipe or tube carrying liquid, gas, electric or phone wires, etc. a heating/ventilation duct. Air flows through the ventilation ducts. They managed to get out of the building by crawling through a ventilation duct. Definitions on the go.
DUCT meaning: 1. a tube in the body that a liquid substance can flow through: 2. a tube or passage for air or…. Learn more.
Duct Definition. A tube, channel, or canal through which a gas or liquid moves. A tube in the body for the passage of excretions or secretions. A tear duct, bile duct. A conducting tubule in plant tissues, esp. one containing resin, latex, etc. A pipe or conduit through which wires or cables are run, air is circulated or exhausted, etc.
