duct
/dʌkt/noun
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नली, नाली
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a pipe or tube carrying liquid, gas, electric or telephone wires
नली, नाली
- an air-conditioning duct
- A broken duct in the ceiling was leaking cold air into the hall.
- A blocked air duct made the office stuffy.
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- Wires ran through a long duct under the floor.
- The technician cleaned the duct to improve the air flow.
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[C]
a tube in the body or in plants through which liquid passes
(शरीर में) वाहिनी, नलिका
- tear ducts
- Tears flow from the eyes through tiny tear ducts into the nose.
- A blocked tear duct can make the eye watery.
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- Bile flows from the liver through the bile duct.
- Doctors found a stone in the patient's bile duct.
?Which word?
Keep the pipe words together: duct, conduit (a pipe for water or wires), pipe, tube, channel.
नली के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: duct, conduit (पानी या तारों की नली), pipe, tube, channel।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Duct tape (strong sticky tape), air duct, tear duct.
Collocations: duct tape (मज़बूत चिपकने वाली टेप), air duct, tear duct।
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General knowledge
Science: ductless glands (endocrine glands, such as the thyroid and pituitary) release hormones directly into the blood; glands with ducts (exocrine glands) include sweat glands and tear glands.
विज्ञान में ductless glands (endocrine glands, जैसे thyroid और pituitary) सीधे रक्त में हार्मोन छोड़ती हैं; नलिका वाली ग्रंथियों (exocrine glands) में पसीने और आँसू की ग्रंथियाँ शामिल हैं।