Conduit
Encyclopedia
In Geography
- Channel (geography)Channel (geography)In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.A channel is also the natural or human-made deeper course through a reef, sand bar, bay, or any shallow body of water...
, for carrying water or other fluids (such as a steel pipe and aqueduct) - RoadRoadA road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
- TunnelTunnelA tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
- WaterwayWaterwayA waterway is any navigable body of water. Waterways can include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
(such as a river and canal)
In Electrical Systems
- Electrical conduitElectrical conduitAn electrical conduit is an electrical piping system used for protection and routing of electrical wiring. Electrical conduit may be made of metal, plastic, fiber, or fired clay. Flexible conduit is available for special purposes....
, a protective cover for cables - Duct (HVAC)Duct (HVAC)Ducts are used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning to deliver and remove air. These needed airflows include, for example, supply air, return air, and exhaust air. Ducts also deliver, most commonly as part of the supply air, ventilation air...
, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning air duct - Conduit current collectionConduit current collectionConduit current collection is a system of electric current collection used by electric trams, where the power supply is carried in a channel under the roadway, rather than located overhead.-Description:...
, a system of electric current collection used by electric trams
In Volcanoes
- MagmaMagmaMagma is a mixture of molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets. Besides molten rock, magma may also contain suspended crystals and dissolved gas and sometimes also gas bubbles. Magma often collects in...
conduit, a channel created outside a volcano by molten magma and by which magma travels to the surface
Biology
- Gap junctionGap junctionA gap junction or nexus is a specialized intercellular connection between a multitude of animal cell-types. It directly connects the cytoplasm of two cells, which allows various molecules and ions to pass freely between cells....
, an intracellular conduit in molecular cell biology - Conduit (horse)Conduit (horse)Conduit is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In a career that lasted from August 2007 to November 2009 he won seven of his fifteen starts, including four at Group One/Grade I level....
, a thoroughbred racehorse
Business
- Real Estate Mortgage Investment ConduitReal Estate Mortgage Investment ConduitReal Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, or "REMICs," are a type of special purpose vehicle used for the pooling of mortgage loans and issuance of mortgage-backed securities...
, an investment vehicle that issues securities based on pools of mortgages it holds in trust - Master Liquidity Enhancement ConduitMaster Liquidity Enhancement ConduitThe Master Liquidity Enhancement Conduit , also known as the Super SIV , was a plan announced by three major banks based in the United States on October 15, 2007, to help alleviate the subprime mortgage financial crisis. Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America created the plan in an effort...
, a proposed fund financed by private banks to support structured investment vehicles
Computers and Internet
- Conduit (publisher network and platform)Conduit (publisher network and platform)Conduit is a free online platform that allows web publishers to create custom toolbars, web apps, and mobile apps, based on its framework, without the need to develop them from scratch....
, a free online platform for web publishers - Conduit (software)Conduit (software)Conduit is an open-source synchronization program for GNOME. It allows the user to synchronize information to and from various destinations. For instance, it can be used to synchronise photos on the users computer with various websites...
, a Linux computer program for synchronizing information between files, applications, and websites
Geography
- Conduit RoadConduit RoadConduit Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.-The road and buildings:Conduit Road was constructed in 1910. It is located in Western Mid-Levels. It is named after the aqueduct passing underneath which carries water from the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir to the Central area. It is...
, a road in Hong Kong and Sheffield, England - Conduit Lane, a lane in Coombe, CroydonCoombe, CroydonCoombe is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, not far from central Croydon.Coombe is located between the green spaces of Shirley Hills, Lloyd Park, Ballards and Coombe Wood. It is unusual in this part of South London as it has barely been urbanised and has retained its collection of large...
, London - Conduit Lane, a lane in the EN postcode area
Spirituality
- Conduit (channeling)Conduit (channeling)A conduit, in esoterism, and spiritual discourse, is a specific object, person, location, or process which allows a person to connect or communicate with a spiritual realm, metaphysical energy, or spiritual entity, or vice versa...
, a means for contact or communication between spiritual realms, energies, or entities
Video Games
- The ConduitThe ConduitThe Conduit is a first-person shooter video game developed by High Voltage Software for the Wii console. The Conduit was first revealed by the developer on the video game website IGN on April 17, 2008, and on October 29, 2008, the developer announced that Sega had signed on to be the game's...
, a video game for the Wii console - Conduit in the video game Mass EffectMass EffectMass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
- "Conduits", superhuman beings in the video game inFAMOUSInfamousInfamous may refer to:* Infamous , a 2006 film* Infamous Mobb, Queens rap group* The Infamous, a 1995 album by Mobb Deep* DJ Infamous, a record producer and former world champion DJ...
Other Entertainment
- Conduit (comics)Conduit (comics)Conduit is a DC Comics supervillain, and primarily an enemy of Superman.-Fictional character biography:On the night Kenny's mother gave birth to him, a powerful snowstorm made the roads icy and slick. On the way to the hospital, the car Mr. Braverman was driving skidded on ice...
, a comics villain - CONduit (convention)CONduit (convention)CONduit is an annual general interest science fiction and fantasy convention held in May in Salt Lake City, Utah. CONduit was founded in 1989 but took two years to plan its first convention...
, a sci-fi convention - "Conduit" (The X-Files episode)Conduit (The X-Files)"Conduit" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on October 1, 1993. It was written by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, directed by Daniel Sackheim, and featured a guest appearance by Carrie Snodgress as...