conduit
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See also: conduït
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/, /ˈkɒndʒʊɪt/, /ˈkɒndɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/, /ˈkɑndɪt/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
conduit (plural conduits)
- A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
- A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
- (figuratively) A means by which something is transmitted.
- The medium considered herself a conduit for messages from the spirit world.
- (finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pipe or channel for conveying water
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duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled
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A means by which something is transmitted
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French conduit (noun, past participle) from Latin conductus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
conduit m (plural conduits)
Participle[edit]
conduit (feminine conduite, masculine plural conduits, feminine plural conduites)
Verb[edit]
conduit
Further reading[edit]
- “conduit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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