duct
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
the tear duct was obstructed
Types & categories
- passageway hypernym
- pore hyponym
- spinal canal hyponym
- ductule hyponym
- canaliculus hyponym
- canal of Schlemm hyponym
- venous sinus hyponym
- lacrimal duct hyponym
- nasolacrimal duct hyponym
- Haversian canal hyponym
- hepatic duct hyponym
- inguinal canal hyponym
- common bile duct hyponym
- pancreatic duct hyponym
- lymph vessel hyponym
- salivary duct hyponym
- cerebral aqueduct hyponym
- ureter hyponym
- urethra hyponym
- cervical canal hyponym
- umbilical cord hyponym
- vagina hyponym
- epididymis hyponym
- vas deferens hyponym
- seminal duct hyponym
- ejaculatory duct hyponym
- cartilaginous tube hyponym
- bronchiole hyponym
- alimentary canal hyponym
- lactiferous duct hyponym
Parts & wholes
- ampulla part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
Types & categories
- plant part hypernym
- laticifer hyponym
Parts & wholes
- vascular plant part holonym
Sense 3 noun
an enclosed conduit for a fluid
Types & categories
- conduit hypernym
- air-intake hyponym
- airway hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | channel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | channel |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ampulla |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | passageway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pore |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spinal canal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ductule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | canaliculus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | canal of Schlemm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | venous sinus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lacrimal duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nasolacrimal duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Haversian canal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hepatic duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inguinal canal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | common bile duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pancreatic duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lymph vessel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | salivary duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cerebral aqueduct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ureter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | urethra |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cervical canal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | umbilical cord |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vagina |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epididymis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vas deferens |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seminal duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ejaculatory duct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cartilaginous tube |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bronchiole |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alimentary canal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lactiferous duct |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | vascular plant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant part |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | laticifer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | conduit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | air-intake |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | airway |