duct

CEFRC1

/dʌkt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A tube or passage used to carry air, liquid, or wires.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.

Examples

  • I was told my tear duct was blocked.

  • Tom's mouth was taped shut with duct tape.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs, telephone cables, or other conductors.

  2. A vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile.

  3. A tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) for conveying water, sap, or air.

More examples

In context

  • heating and air-conditioning ducts

  • […] otherwise to express His care and love to mankind, viz., in giving and consigning to them His written word for a rule and constant director of life, not leaving them to the duct of their own inclinations.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun), from dūcō (“to lead, conduct, draw”) + -tus (action noun suffix). Doublet of ductus and douit. Also via Medieval Latin ductus (“a conveyance of water; a channel”), which itself has the first mentioned etymology.