duct

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: dŭkt, IPA: /dʌkt/, SAMPA: /dVkt/
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  Rhymes: -ʌkt

[edit] Etymology

Latin ductus, past participle of ducere "to lead, draw"

[edit] Noun

duct (plural ducts)

1. a pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another, as in heating and air-conditioning ducts.

[edit] Derived terms

• ductal
• ducted
• ducting
• ductor
• duct tape
• Mullerian ducts
• Wolffian ducts

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to duct (third-person singular simple present ducts, present participle ducting, simple past and past participle ducted)

1. To channel something through a duct (or series of ducts)