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Conduction vs Duct - What's the difference?

conduction | duct |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between conduction and duct

is that conduction is (obsolete) the act of training up while duct is (obsolete) guidance; direction.

As nouns the difference between conduction and duct

is that conduction is (physics) the conveying of heat or electricity through material 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).

conduction

English

(wikipedia conduction)

Noun

  • (physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
  • The act of leading or guiding.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)
  • (obsolete) The act of training up.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    See also

    * conduct * conductivity * conductor

    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)