conduit
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/
The English word “conduit” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
- A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.
- Any pattern, typically composed of still lifes or oscillators, used to transfer an active region to another location without being destroyed or permanently modified in the process.
- A means by which something is transmitted.
- An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off–balance sheet bank assets.
Etymology
From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.
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