Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conduit

/ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: con-duit
IPA: /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.

noun

A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.

noun

A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.

noun

A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.

noun

A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.

Example Sentences

"This channel is a conduit to send the excess water back to the millpond."
"Last week the electricians were running conduit, and this week they'll be pulling cable."
"The medium considered herself a conduit for messages from the spirit world."
"Francis, by contrast, was at pains to listen and act, going so far in 2023 as to call a curiously named synod on synodality in his anxiety to make the process work better as a conduit between the centre and the outposts of his global church."

Etymology

From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: conduyt, conduit, conductus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/

Inflected Forms

conduits (plural) cundite (alternative)

Derived Forms

anticonduit conduitlike microconduit

Phrases

conduit bender

Frequently Paired Words

sluice canal aquaduct viaduct

Questions

How do you pronounce conduit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/.
What does conduit mean?: A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.
Where does conduit come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce conduit

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