duct
1. duct \'d*kt\ \'d*k-tl*s\ n [NL ductus, fr. ML, aqueduct, fr. L, act of
leading fr. ductus, pp.] of ducere to lead - more at TOW 1: a bodily tube
or vessel esp. when carrying the secretion of a gland 2a: a pipe, tube, or
channel that conveys a substance 2b: a pipe or tubular runway for carrying
an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors 3a: a
continuous tube formed in plant tissue by a row of elongated cells th at
have lost their intervening end walls 3b: an elongated cavity formed by
disintegration or separation of cells - duct.less aj
2. duct vt : to convey (as a gas) through a duct