conduit
See also: conduït
Contents
1 English
1.1 Alternative forms
1.2 Etymology
1.3 Pronunciation
1.4 Noun
1.4.1 Derived terms
1.4.2 Translations
1.5 Anagrams
2 French
2.1 Etymology
2.2 Pronunciation
2.3 Noun
2.4 Verb
2.5 Verb
English
Alternative forms
(obsolete) cundite
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒndjʊɪt/, /ˈkɒndɪt/
(US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/, /ˈkɑndɪt/
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.
- A means by which something is transmitted.
(finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.
Derived terms
- conduit bender
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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A means by which something is transmitted
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Anagrams
duction, noctuid
French
Etymology
From Old French conduit (noun, past participle) from Latin conductus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dɥi/
- Rhymes: -ɥi
Noun
conduit m (plural conduits)
conduit (connecting pipe/channel)
Verb
conduit m (feminine singular conduite, masculine plural conduits, feminine plural conduites)
- past participle of conduire
Verb
conduit
- third-person singular present indicative of conduire