duct
Definition
- n. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- n. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
- n. an enclosed conduit for a fluid
Word forms
- Plural
- ducts
Example sentences
n.
The air duct in the building helps circulate warm air during the winter.
vt.
They need to duct the water from the main pipe to the garden.