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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

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.

conduit Telecom Definition
A protective tube, pipe, or trough for wires, fibers, and cables. Early conduits for telecommunications cables were made of vitrified clay pipe, creosoted lumber, and even hollowed-out logs. Contemporary conduits commonly are made of aluminum, steel, polyethylene, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
conduit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Could RSS feeds become a conduit for the transmission of computer worms?
  • provide: These new vessels feeding the tumor also provide a conduit for tumor spread throughout the body.

Adjective modifier

  • ileal: The most common being the ileal conduit which was described by Bricker ( 1950 ).
  • firstclass: To uninstall the FirstClass conduits: 1 Run the Palm installer.
  • two-way: One said that strong locality managers acting as a two-way communication conduit could play a key role in developing cohesion at locality level.
  • mere: ISPs are " mere conduits " , carriers of information somewhat like the postal service.
  • passive: MLBAM and its vendors act as a passive conduit in connection with your use of Message Features.
  • electrical: Young people had been swinging on the electrical conduit to the Church.

Modifies a noun

  • flow: I will present the criteria for fragmentation used in current mathematical models of conduit flow.
  • head: Rough sketch of the medieval market, plus the later fountain or conduit head fed by Hobson's Conduit.

Noun used with modifier

  • transportation: First Cellular covers several major transportation conduits that Industries connect St. Louis, Chicago, Indian.. .
  • metal: Metal conduit can without difficulty be covered with wood capping or the like.
  • steel: Another example was steel conduit fittings with a half inch gas thread.
  • duty: VOS - Flexible, medium duty nylon conduit Produced from specially modified polyamide ( PA6 ).
  • water: The medieval labyrinth of water conduits is believed to date back to the 13th century.

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.
  • expression: The nude model acts as a conduit for artistic expression and creative zeal, primarily through drawing and the use of color.
  • communication: Orkney Tourism Group could perhaps be a key conduit for such communications.
  • flow: This will use high powered lasers to ionize the air itself, creating the conduit for the current flow.