duct
n. கசிவுநீர் கொண்டுசெல்லும் உயிரின உடலின் இழை நாளம்,நீரும் காற்றும் உடகொண்டிருக்கும் செடியினத்தின் நுண்புழை, மின்கம்பிவடிக்குழாய். வளி செல்வழி.
Duct, n. Etym: [L. ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead. See Duke, and cf. Douche.] 1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed. 2. (Anat.) Defn: One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination. 3. (Bot.) Defn: A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber. Note: Ducts are classified, according to the character of the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral, scalariform, etc. 4. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] Hammond.