conduit
(noun) a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; “the computers were connected through a system of conduits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
A means by which something is transmitted.
(finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.
• duction, noctuid
Source: Wiktionary
Con"duit ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct.]
1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid. All the conduits of my blood froze up. Shak. This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk. Burke.
2. (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. Oxf. Gloss. (b) A narrow passage for private communication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
