conduit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌndɪt/ (obsolete)
- /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/
- /ˈkɒndʒʊɪt/
- /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/ (US)
- /ˈkɑndɪt/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkɒndɪt/
Etymology
From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.
Meanings
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A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc. ▸ A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
This channel is a conduit to send the excess water back to the millpond.
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A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc. ▸ A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.
Last week the electricians were running conduit, and this week they'll be pulling cable.
- A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc. ▸ Any pattern, typically composed of still lifes or oscillators, used to transfer an active region to another location without being destroyed or permanently modified in the process.
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(figuratively) A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc. ▸ A means by which something is transmitted.
The medium considered herself a conduit for messages from the spirit world.
Francis, by contrast, was at pains to listen and act, going so far in 2023 as to call a curiously named synod on synodality in his anxiety to make the process work better as a conduit between the centre and the outposts of his global church.
2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian:
- A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc. ▸ An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off–balance sheet bank assets.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conduits | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cundite | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
viaduct · sluice · canal · aquaduct
Deriveds
conduitlike · microconduit · conduit bender · anticonduit
Hypernyms
Translations (85)
fi kaapelikanava (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Kabelkanal (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hi परनाला (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Leitungsröhre (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Leitungsrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Rohr (pipe or channel for conveying water) · tr bağlantı (A means by which something is transmitted) · tr boru hattı (pipe or channel for conveying water) · hu cső (pipe or channel for conveying water) · es conducto (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Kabelrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Leitung (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Führung (A means by which something is transmitted) · sv ledning (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · es conducto (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Führungsrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Installationsrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Führungskanal (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · sv kanal (A means by which something is transmitted) · hu védőcső (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · pl rura (pipe or channel for conveying water) · la canālis (pipe or channel for conveying water) · pl kanał kablowy (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hu vezeték (pipe or channel for conveying water) · nl pijp (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · tr elektrik borusu (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · pl rurka kablowa (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Elektroinstallationsrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Übertragungsweg (A means by which something is transmitted) · de Gerinne (pipe or channel for conveying water) · bg тръба (pipe or channel for conveying water) · nl kanaal (A means by which something is transmitted) · tr elektrik tesisat borusu (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hi पनारा (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Verbindung (A means by which something is transmitted) · de Leitungsrohr (pipe or channel for conveying water) · fi vesijohto (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Panzerrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · fr canal (A means by which something is transmitted) · de Wellrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hu vízvezeték (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Röhre (pipe or channel for conveying water) · ru проводни́к (A means by which something is transmitted) · de Leitkanal (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Installationskanal (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hu kábelcsatorna (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · it condotto (pipe or channel for conveying water) · gd seòl-phìob (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Wellschlauch (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Isolierrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Kanal (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Leerrohr (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · bg тръбопровод (pipe or channel for conveying water) · hu gégecső (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · tr kanal (pipe or channel for conveying water) · pl kanał (pipe or channel for conveying water) · ca conduit (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · pt conduíte (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hu kábelcső (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Wasserleitung (pipe or channel for conveying water) · ru кабель-канал (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Rohrleitung (pipe or channel for conveying water) · fi asennusputki (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hu csatorna (pipe or channel for conveying water) · hu vezetékcsatorna (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · hu csővezeték (pipe or channel for conveying water) · tr su hattı (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Aquädukt (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Wasserrohr (pipe or channel for conveying water) · it condotto (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · pl kanał (A means by which something is transmitted) · grc ὀχετός (pipe or channel for conveying water) · ca conducte (pipe or channel for conveying water) · tr bağlantı hattı (A means by which something is transmitted) · fi johto (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Verbindungslinie (A means by which something is transmitted) · fi roilo (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · ru водово́д (pipe or channel for conveying water) · tr su borusu (pipe or channel for conveying water) · nl leiding (pipe or channel for conveying water) · de Leitkanal (A means by which something is transmitted) · tr kablo kanalı (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · de Leitungskanal (duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled) · sv vattenledningsrör (pipe or channel for conveying water) · nl buis (pipe or channel for conveying water)