ductus

noun
/ˈdʌk.təs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun). Doublet of duct and douit.

  1. borrowed from ductus

Definitions

  1. The number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and…

    The number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written (Compare graph; see also aspect.)

  2. A subtle reduction of weight towards the middle of the stroke of the letter.

  3. A duct, tube or canal in the body.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ductus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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