conduits
Pipes for transmission
Conduits are channels or pipes through which something flows—water, electrical wiring, or other substances that need to be directed from one place to another.
The word extends to anything that serves as a means of transmission: The aide served as a conduit between the senator and lobbyists.
A person can be a conduit for information, influence, or resources, connecting parties who might not otherwise communicate directly.
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
- channelsPaths for transmission
- mainsUtility distribution infrastructure
drains · fittings · PVC · copper · valves · joints · connectors · culverts
Carriers or containers
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
tubes · channels · passages · tracts · lumens · airways · bronchi · esophagus
Paths for transmission
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- mediatorsConflict resolution facilitators
- messengersThose who convey communications
agents · vehicles · pathways · links · bridges · connections · transmitters · facilitators
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
mains · drains · fittings · PVC · copper · valves · joints · connectors · culverts · sewers
vessels
Carriers or containers
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
ducts · tubes · channels · passages · tracts · lumens · airways · bronchi · esophagus · intestines
channels
Paths for transmission
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- mediatorsConflict resolution facilitators
messengers · agents · vehicles · pathways · links · bridges · connections · transmitters · facilitators · go-betweens
channels
Paths for transmission
shamans · priests · prophets · psychics · diviners · seers · intermediaries · healers · guides · mystics
wiring
Installed electrical conductors
rigid · flexible · boxes · fittings · bends · runs · pulls · trunking · junction · grounding
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
- electrical systemswiring, circuits, voltage, transformers, electricity
- fluid systemspumps, valves, pipes, hydraulic systems, fluid flow
- aqueductsRoman aqueducts, channels
- building systemsHVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, heating, cooling
- telecom equipmentrouters, servers, modems, switches, antennas
conduitsbarriers
Things blocking access
blockages · obstructions · dams · obstacles · impediments
conduitsblockers
Things that obstruct
gatekeepers · interceptors · censors · suppressors · endpoints
- water conduitPassage for liquid transfer