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duct

ductile

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำให้ เป็น เส้น บาง ได้ ซึ่ง ทำให้ เป็น แผ่น บาง ได้ stretchy elastic tensile taut tight sueng-tam-hai-pen-sen-bang-dai

ductility

N การ ทำให้ เป็น เส้น บาง ได้ การ ทำให้ เป็น แผ่น บาง ได้ pliancy pliability plasticity kan-tam-hai-pen-sen-bang-dai

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DUCT

n.[L., to lead. See Duke. ] 1. Any tube or canal by which fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed. It is particularly used to denote the vessels of an animal body, by which the blood, chyle, lymph, etc. , are carried from one part to another, and the vessels of plants in which the sap is conveyed.
2. Guidance; direction. [Little used. ]

DUCTILE

a.[L., to lead. ] 1. That may be led; easy to be led or drawn; tractable; complying; obsequious; yielding to motives, persuasion or instruction; as the ductile minds of youth; a ductile people.
2. Flexible; pliable.
The ductile rind and leaves of radiant gold.
3. That may be drawn out into wire or threads. Gold is the most ductile of the metals.
4. That may be extended by beating.

DUCTILENESS

n.The quality of suffering extension by drawing or percussion; ductility.

DUCTILITY

n. 1. The property of solid bodies, particularly metals, which renders them capable of being extended by drawing without breaking; as the ductility of gold, iron or brass.
2. Flexibility; obsequiousness; a disposition of mind that easily yields to motives or influence; ready compliance.

DUCTURE

n.[L.] Guidance. [Not in use. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DUCT

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.

DUCTIBLE

DUCTIBLE Duc "ti *ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being drawn out [R.] Feltham.

DUCTILE

Duc "tile, a. Etym: [L. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. F. ductile. See Duct. ]

1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people. Addison. Forms their ductile minds To human virtues. Philips.

2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads. Gold. .. is the softest and most ductile of all metals. Dryden. -- Duc "tile *ly, adv. -- Duc "tile *ness, n.

DUCTILIMETER

Duc `ti *lim "e *ter, n. Etym: [Ductile + -meter. ]

Defn: An instrument for accurately determining the ductility of metals.

DUCTILITY

Duc *til "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ductilité.]

1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments.

2. Tractableness; pliableness. South.

DUCTION

Duc "tion, n. Etym: [L. ductio, fr. ducere to lead. ]

Defn: Guidance. [Obs. ] Feltham.

DUCTLESS

DUCTLESS Duct "less, a.

Defn: Having to duct or outlet; as, a ductless gland.

DUCTOR

Duc "tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. ducere to lead. ]

1. One who leads. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

2. (Mach. )

Defn: A contrivance for removing superfluous ink or coloring matter from a roller. See Doctor, 4. Knight. Ductor roller (Printing ), the roller which conveys or supplies ink to another roller. Knight.

DUCTURE

DUCTURE Duc "ture, n.

Defn: Guidance. [Obs. ] South.

New American Oxford Dictionary

duct

duct |dəkt dəkt | ▶noun a channel or tube for conveying something, in particular: • (in a building or a machine ) a tube or passageway for air, liquid, cables, etc. • (in the body ) a vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile. • (in a plant ) a vessel for conveying water, sap, or air. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be ducted ) convey through a duct: a ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall | (as adj. ducted ) : a ducted air system. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘course ’ or ‘direction ’): from Latin ductus ‘leading, aqueduct, ’ from duct- ‘led, ’ from the verb ducere.

ductile

duc tile |ˈdəktl, -ˌtīl ˈdəkˌtaɪl | ▶adjective (of a metal ) able to be drawn out into a thin wire. • able to be deformed without losing toughness; pliable, not brittle. • (of a person ) docile or gullible. DERIVATIVES duc til i ty |dəkˈtilitē |noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘malleable ’): from Latin ductilis, from duct- ‘led, ’ from the verb ducere.

ducting

duct ing |ˈdəktiNG dəktɪŋ | ▶noun a system of ducts. • tubing or piping forming such a system.

ductless

duct less |ˈdəktlis ˈdəktləs | ▶adjective Anatomy denoting a gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream, such as an endocrine gland or a lymph gland.

duct tape

duct tape |ˈdək (t ) ˌteɪp | ▶noun strong, cloth-backed, waterproof adhesive tape. ORIGIN 1970s: originally used for repairing leaks in ducted ventilation and heating systems.

ductule

duc tule |ˈdəkt (y )o͞ol ˈdəktjul | ▶noun Anatomy a minute duct. DERIVATIVES duc tu lar |-tyələr |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Latin, diminutive of ductus ‘leading. ’

ductus

duc tus |ˈdəktəs ˈdəktəs | ▶noun Anatomy a duct. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘leading. ’

ductwork

duct work |ˈdəktˌwərk ˈdəktwərk | ▶noun a system or network of ducts.

Oxford Dictionary

duct

duct |dʌkt | ▶noun a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc. • (in the body ) a vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile. • (in a plant ) a vessel for conveying water, sap, or air. ▶verb [ with obj. ] convey through a duct: a ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall. DERIVATIVES ductal adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘course ’ or ‘direction ’): from Latin ductus ‘leading, aqueduct ’ from duct- ‘led ’, from the verb ducere.

ductile

ductile |ˈdʌktʌɪl | ▶adjective (of a metal ) able to be drawn out into a thin wire. • able to be deformed without losing toughness; pliable, not brittle. DERIVATIVES ductility noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘malleable ’): from Latin ductilis, from duct- ‘led ’, from the verb ducere.

ducting

duct |ing |ˈdʌktɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system of ducts. • tubing or piping forming a system of ducts.

ductless

duct |less |ˈdʌktlɪs | ▶adjective Anatomy denoting a gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream, such as an endocrine gland or a lymph gland.

duct tape

duct tape ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape. ORIGIN 1970s: originally used for repairing leaks in ducted ventilation and heating systems.

ductule

ductule |ˈdʌktjuːl | ▶noun Anatomy a minute duct. DERIVATIVES ductular adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Latin, diminutive of ductus ‘leading ’.

ductus

ductus |ˈdʌktəs | ▶noun ( pl. ducti ) Anatomy a duct. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘leading ’.

ductwork

duct |work |ˈduktwəːk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system or network of ducts.

American Oxford Thesaurus

duct

duct noun a ventilation duct: tube, channel, canal, vessel; conduit, culvert; pipe, pipeline, outlet, inlet, flue, shaft, vent; Anatomy ductus.

ductile

ductile adjective 1 ductile metals: pliable, pliant, flexible, supple, plastic, tensile; soft, malleable, workable, bendable; informal bendy. ANTONYMS brittle. 2 efforts to keep the oppressed people ductile: docile, obedient, submissive, meek, mild, lamblike; willing, accommodating, amenable, cooperative, compliant, malleable, tractable, biddable, persuadable. ANTONYMS intransigent.

Oxford Thesaurus

duct

duct noun the glands drain into a common duct | a ventilation duct: tube, channel, passage, canal, vessel; conduit, culvert; pipe, pipeline, outlet, inlet, flue, shaft, vent, airway; Anatomy ductus, ductule, vas, trachea.

ductile

ductile adjective ductile metals are often used to make machinery: pliable, pliant, flexible, supple, plastic, tensile, tractile; soft, malleable, workable, shapable, mouldable, bendable; informal bendy; rare fictile. ANTONYMS brittle.

Duden Dictionary

Ductus

Duc tus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |D u ctus |der Ductus; Genitiv: des Ductus, Plural: die Ductus |[…tuːs ] |lateinisch ; »Führung, Leitung «Gang, Kanal, Ausführungsgang von Drüsen; vgl. Duktus

Spanish Dictionary

dúctil

dúctil adjetivo 1 [metal ] Que es capaz de cambiar y transformar su forma por presión :el cobre es una sustancia muy dúctil .SINÓNIMO dócil .2 [persona ] Que se adapta a diferentes situaciones y que es fácil de dirigir, de educar o de convencer .

ductilidad

ductilidad nombre femenino Cualidad de dúctil :la capacidad para conducir el calor o la electricidad, la dureza, la maleabilidad o la ductilidad son cualidades específicas de ciertos materiales; si te dejas llevar por los acontecimientos en curso, llegarás a controlar todas las situaciones, pero con suavidad y ductilidad .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

duct

duct /dʌkt /名詞 C 1 導管, 送水管, 通気管 ; 〘建〙暗渠（あんきょ）, ダクト ; 〘電〙線渠, ダクト .2 〘解剖〙管, 脈管 .～́ t à pe ｟主に米｠ダクトテープ〘配管工事や家の修繕に用いる粘着性の強い布製のテープ〙.

ductile

duc tile /dʌ́kt (ə )l |-taɪl /形容詞 1 〈金属が〉引き伸ばしやすい .2 思うままの形になる, 可塑性の .3 ｟かたく｠〈人が〉素直な, 教えやすい .

ductless

d ú ct less 形容詞 (導 )管のない .～̀ gl á nd 〘解剖〙内分泌腺 (endocrine gland ).