conduit
/'kɔndit/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A pipe, tube, or channel for conveying a fluid (like water) or protecting electrical wires: A conduit is a physical passage designed to carry or protect something, typically underground or within a structure.
Usage
- The primary use of "conduit" is to describe a man-made channel for utilities. It is a formal term common in engineering, construction, and infrastructure contexts.
- It functions as a countable noun (e.g., , ).
Examples
- Noun:
- Workers installed a new conduit beneath the street for the fiber optic cables.
- The old water conduit from the reservoir was made of clay.
- All electrical wiring in the building must run inside a metal conduit for safety.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use as a Channel of Communication: In a metaphorical sense, "conduit" can describe a person, organization, or system that acts as a channel for information, ideas, or influence.
- The embassy served as a conduit for secret diplomatic messages.
- She became a conduit for the community's grievances to the local government.
Variants and Related Words
- Conduit is the standard noun form. There is no direct verb form.
- Conduit system (noun phrase): A network of connected pipes or channels.
- The building's conduit system for data cables is very complex.
Synonyms
- Pipe: A tube for conveying fluid.
- Duct: A tube or channel for air, cables, or other substances.
- Channel: A passage for water or other fluids.
- Pipeline: A long pipe for transporting oil, gas, etc., over distance.
Related Phrases
- Electrical conduit: A specific term for tubing used to protect and route electrical wiring.
- The code requires all outdoor wiring to be in a waterproof electrical conduit.
- Conduit fitting: A connector or accessory used in a conduit system.
- You'll need a right-angle conduit fitting to make this turn.
Noun
- a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
- the computers were connected through a system of conduits