Duct Definition

dŭkt
ducts
noun
ducts
A tube, channel, or canal through which a gas or liquid moves.
Webster's New World
A tube in the body for the passage of excretions or secretions.
A tear duct, bile duct.
Webster's New World
A conducting tubule in plant tissues, esp. one containing resin, latex, etc.
Webster's New World
A pipe or conduit through which wires or cables are run, air is circulated or exhausted, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb

To channel something through a duct (series of ducts)

Wiktionary
To channel through a duct.
Duct the moist air away.
American Heritage
To supply with ducts.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Duct

Noun

Singular:
duct
Plural:
ducts

Origin of Duct

  • Latin ductus act of leading from past participle of dūcere to lead deuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ductus, noun use of past participle of dūcere (“to lead, draw”). Compare douit.

    From Wiktionary

Duct Sentence Examples

  • On the other hand, the ejaculatory duct with its verticillate sac in the male of Cypris and other genera is a feature scarcely less remarkable.

  • Into this also opens the genital duct from the single or paired gonad (ov).

  • The right and left hepatic ducts, while still in the transverse fissure, unite into a single duct which joins the cystic duct from the gall bladder at an acute angle.

  • It is known the duct of Gartner, and.

  • Inasmuch as the stone is blocking the duct, the bile is unable to flow into the intestine; so, being absorbed by the blood-vessels, it gives rise to jaundice.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUC

Words Ending With

TCTUCT

Unscrambles

duct

Words Starting With D and Ending With T

Starts With D & Ends With TStarts With DU & Ends With TStarts With D & Ends With CT

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With T