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Duct vs Electrical - What's the difference?

duct | electrical |

As nouns the difference between duct and electrical

is that duct is a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another while electrical is an electrical engineer.

As a verb duct

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

As an adjective electrical is

related to electricity (or electronics.

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)

    • electrical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Related to electricity (or electronics)

    • Related terms

    * electromechanical

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electrical engineer.
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