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- Dictionaryconduit/ˈkɒnd(w)ɪt/
noun
- 1. a channel for conveying water or other fluid: "nearby springs supplied the conduit which ran into the brewery"
- 2. a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring: "the gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit"
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1. : a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed. a conduit for rainwater. 2. : a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables. 3. : a means of transmitting or distributing. a conduit for illicit payments. a conduit of information.
CONDUIT definition: 1. a pipe or passage for water or electrical wires to go through: 2. a way of connecting two…. Learn more.
noun. a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid. a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables. an agency or means of access, communication, etc. botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid. a rare word for fountain. Discover More.
For example, a channel between a reservoir and a water treatment plant could be called a conduit. Conduit can also be used in a figurative sense to refer to someone or something that conveys goods, information, or ideas.
1. a pipe, tube, or natural channel for conveying water or other fluid. 2. a channel through which anything is conveyed: a conduit for information. 3. a structure containing ducts for electrical conductors or cables. 4. Archaic. a fountain.
A conduit is a tube through which power or data cables pass. Today almost 100 percent of wiring done in buildings is concealed, which increases the need for strong and safe conduits. In an underground cable installation, heat conduction occurs everywhere except in the air space in the conduit.
Definition of conduit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. A pipe or channel for conveying fluids. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A tube, pipe, or protected trough for electric wires.
1. A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go. [...] 2. A conduit is a person or country that links two or more other people or countries. [...] More. English for Special Purposes. in Electrical Engineering. A conduit is a tube through which power or data cables pass. More. Pronunciations of 'conduit'
CONDUIT meaning: 1 : a pipe or tube through which something (such as water or wire) passes; 2 : someone or something that is used as a way of sending something (such as information or money) from one place or person to another often + for.
