DUCT

duct

(noun) an enclosed conduit for a fluid

duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel

(noun) a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; “the tear duct was obstructed”; “the alimentary canal”; “poison is released through a channel in the snake’s fangs”

duct

(noun) a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

duct (plural ducts)

A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.

An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs.

(obsolete) Guidance; direction.

Verb

duct (third-person singular simple present ducts, present participle ducting, simple past and past participle ducted)

To channel something through a duct (or series of ducts).

Source: Wiktionary

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Duct, n. Etym: [L. ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead. See Duke, and cf. Douche.]

1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber.

Note: Ducts are classified, according to the character of the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral, scalariform, etc.

4. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] Hammond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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