DUCTS

Noun

ducts

plural of duct

Verb

ducts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of duct

Source: Wiktionary


DUCT

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.

DUCT

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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