ductless

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌktlɪs/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
duct /dʌkt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga tube, canal, or pipe by which a substance is conducted or carried:The hero escapes by climbing through the air ducts and out of the building.
  2. Anatomy, Zoologya tube carrying bodily liquids:tear ducts.
  3. Electricitya single enclosed passage for electrical wires or cables.
duct•less, adj. See -duc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
duct  (dukt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Buildingany tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
  2. Anatomy, Zoologya tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, esp. a glandular secretion or excretion.
  3. Botanya cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.
  4. Electricitya single enclosed runway for conductors or cables.
  5. Printing(in a press) the reservoir for ink.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts:Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside.
  • Latin ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in Medieval Latin), equivalent. to duc- (variant stem of dūcere to lead) + -tus suffix of verbal action
  • 1640–50
ductless, adj. 

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