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conduit vs duct

duct vs conduit

conduit and duct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conduit Yes No No No
duct Yes No No No
As nouns, duct is a hyponym of conduit; that is, duct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conduit:
  • conduit: a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
  • duct: an enclosed conduit for a fluid
conduit (noun) duct (noun)
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
Difference between conduit and duct

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