conduit
See also: conduït
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) cundite
Etymology
From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
- (figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.
- The medium considered herself a conduit for messages from the spirit world.
- (finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.
Derived terms
Translations
pipe or channel for conveying water
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duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French conduit (noun, past participle) from Latin conductus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dɥi/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɥi
Participle
conduit (feminine conduite, masculine plural conduits, feminine plural conduites)
- past participle of conduire
Further reading
- “conduit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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