ductus
- noun
- /ˈdʌktəs/
- Specialized
:
ducto
- In medieval music, the ductus often guides the singer through complex melodic lines.
Examples
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Students learned how the ductus influences the flow and feeling of plainchant melodies.
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The musicologist analyzed the ductus of the chant to better understand its structure.
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The ductus of the chant is essential for understanding its melody.
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In medieval music, the ductus guides the singer's pitch.
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The musicologist analyzed the ductus of the chant to better understand its structure.
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In medieval music, the ductus often guides the singer through complex melodic lines.
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Students learned how the ductus influences the flow and feeling of plainchant melodies.
Compounds
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A short fetal blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta, letting blood bypass the lungs before birth
- Specialized
A tube in the male body that carries sperm from where they are stored to the tube that leads out
- Specialized
A muscle that controls the flow of bile into the small intestine
- Specialized
A muscle that controls the opening of the main tube from the pancreas to the small intestine
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A heart problem at birth when a blood vessel between aorta and lung artery stays open, causing wrong blood flow
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ductus for melodic movement comes from the Latin ducere 'to lead', so the word describes how a tune is 'led' from one note to the next and guides the singer through the chant.