Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To enclose in a duct. · To channel something (such as a gas) or propagate something (such as radio waves) through a duct or series of ducts.
A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another. · An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs, telephone cables, or other conductors. · A vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile. · A tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) for conveying water, sap, or air.
Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun), from dūcō (“to lead, conduct, draw”) + -tus (action noun suffix). Doublet of ductus and douit. Also via Medieval Latin ductus (“a conveyance of water; a channel”), which itself has the first mentioned etymology.
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