duct

IPA: dˈʌkt

noun

  • a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
  • an enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs, telephone cables, or other conductors
  • (anatomy) a vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile
  • (botany) a tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) for conveying water, sap, or air
  • (physics) a layer (as in the atmosphere or the ocean) which occurs under usually abnormal conditions and in which radio or sound waves are confined to a restricted path
  • (obsolete) guidance, direction

verb

  • to enclose in a duct
  • to channel something (such as a gas) or propagate something (such as radio waves) through a duct or series of ducts
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Examples of "duct" in Sentences

  • For insects, it is the opening of the genital duct.
  • The adult inhabits the bile ducts of herbivorous mammals or humans.
  • The electrical duct penetrates the insulation to reach the conductor.
  • A bypass conduit connects the expellant conduit with the sprayer duct.
  • The valveless pulsejet uses aerodynamic valves at both ends of the duct.
  • An example is spreading into the salivary glands through the saliva ducts.
  • The freezer control operates a pair of main dampers disposed in the ducts.
  • The Stensen's duct is located opposite the second molar in the buccal mucosa.
  • The cystic artery supplies oxygenated blood to the gallbladder and cystic duct.
  • The hermetic housing is not normally permanently attached to the measuring duct.

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