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Chute vs Duct - What's the difference?

chute | duct |

As nouns the difference between chute and duct

is that chute is a framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel while duct is a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.

As a verb duct is

to channel something through a duct (or series of ducts.

chute

English

Noun

(wikipedia chute) (en noun)
  • A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
  • parachute

    • Derived terms

    * out of the chute

    duct

    English

    (Wikipedia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
    • heating and air-conditioning ducts
  • An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs.
  • (obsolete) Guidance; direction.
    • otherwise to express His care and love to mankind, viz., in giving and consigning to them His written word for a rule and constant director of life, not leaving them to the duct of their own inclinations. — Henry Hammond.

    Derived terms

    * ductal * ducted * ducting * ductor * duct tape * Mullerian ducts * Wolffian ducts

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To channel something through a duct (or series of ducts)