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- [duhkt]
- /dʌkt/
- /ˈdʌktlɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhkt]
- /dʌkt/
Definitions of ductless word
- noun ductless any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed. 1
- noun ductless Anatomy, Zoology. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion. 1
- noun ductless Botany. a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells. 1
- noun ductless Electricity. a single enclosed runway for conductors or cables. 1
- noun ductless Printing. (in a press) the reservoir for ink. 1
- verb with object ductless to convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts: Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside. 1
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Origin of ductless
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in ML), equivalent to duc- (variant stem of dūcere to lead) + -tus suffix of verbal action
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Parts of speech for Ductless
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ductless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ductless usage trend in Literature
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