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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries導管
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dōkan
"水は地下の導管を通って流れます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pipe or channel for conveying water or other fluid.
"The underground conduit supplied fresh water to the entire agricultural district." - 2
A tube or trough protecting electric wires or cables.
"The electricians installed rigid steel conduits to house the high-voltage wiring."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French conduite, stemming from the Late Latin conductum (meaning to conduct or bring together), built from the Latin com- (together) plus ducere (to lead). Originally used in the late Middle Ages to denote a channel or pipe for conveying water or other fluids, its meaning later broadened metaphorically to describe any channel or medium through which something is transmitted.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conduit" is said worldwide
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conduit
Transliteration: kɔ̃.dɥi
"L'eau circule dans un conduit souterrain."
Leitung
Transliteration: ˈlaɪtʊŋ
"Das Wasser fließt durch eine unterirdische Leitung."
condotto
Transliteration: konˈdɔt.to
"L'acqua scorre attraverso un condotto sotterraneo."
conducto
Transliteration: konˈduk.to
"El agua fluye a través de un conducto subterráneo."
conduta
Transliteration: kõˈdu.tɐ
"A água flui através de uma conduta subterrânea."
नाली
Transliteration: naali
"पानी एक भूमिगत नाली से बहता है।"
管道
Transliteration: guǎndào
"水流经地下管道。"
도관
Transliteration: dogwan
"물은 지하 도관을 통해 흐른다."
導管
Transliteration: dōkan
"水は地下の導管を通って流れます。"
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