conduit C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #18627 Meanings 1 noun A pipe or channel that carries water, wires, or other things. The cables ran through an underground conduit. 2 noun A person or thing that passes information or influence from one place to another. She acted as a conduit between the workers and management. Thesaurus Word family Forms conduits Derived forms anticonduitconduitlikemicroconduit Etymology AI details From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct. conduyt Middle English conduit Old French conductus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # conduit **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 18627 ## Meanings 1. A pipe or channel that carries water, wires, or other things. 2. A person or thing that passes information or influence from one place to another. ## Examples - The cables ran through an underground conduit. - She acted as a conduit between the workers and management. ## Derived Forms - anticonduit - conduitlike - microconduit ## Roots and Affixes - Root: conduyt - Root: conduit - Root: conductus ## Etymology From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct. ## AI Etymology Conduit is from Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct. Important recorded forms include conduyt (Middle English), conduit (Old French), and conductus (Latin). Current senses include a pipe or channel that carries water, wires, or other things and a person or thing that passes information or influence from one place to another. The wider family includes derived forms such as anticonduit, conduitlike, and microconduit. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown