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conduit definition

con·duit (kän′do̵̅o̅ it, -dit)

noun

  1. a pipe or channel for conveying fluids
  2. a tube, pipe, or protected trough for electric wires
  3. any channel, or means, whereby something is passed on
  4. Archaic a fountain

Etymology: ME & OFr < L conductus: see conduce

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Alternate definitions:

business conduit definition - business

medical conduit definition - medical

telecom conduit definition - telecom

conduit Synonyms

conduit

n.

pipe, duct, channel, flume, canal, tube, conductor, cable, flow area, culvert, lead-in, lead-out, aqueduct, spout, trough, gully, gutter, sewer, watercourse, main, cloaca, race, drain, natural passage; see also channel 1.


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conduit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Could RSS feeds become a conduit for the transmission of computer worms?

Adjective modifier

  • ileal: The most common being the ileal conduit which was described by Bricker ( 1950 ).

Modifies a noun

  • flow: I will present the criteria for fragmentation used in current mathematical models of conduit flow.

Noun used with modifier

  • transportation: First Cellular covers several major transportation conduits that Industries connect St. Louis, Chicago, Indian.. .

Preposition: of

  • communication: In fact this is likely to be the main conduit of communication.

Preposition: for

  • exchange: The whole ethos of the Internet as a conduit for the free exchange and sharing of information is anathema to them.
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