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chan·nel1

Audio Help [chan-l] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -neled, -nel·ing or (especially British

) -nelled, -nel·ling.

–noun

1.	the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.

2.	Nautical. a navigable route between two bodies of water.

3.	the deeper part of a waterway.

4.	a wide strait, as between a continent and an island.

5.	a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel.

6.	a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade.

7.	channels, the specific, prescribed, or official course or means of communication: In an emergency he was able to reach the governor without going through channels.

8.	a groove or furrow.

9.	a means of access: He considers the Senate a channel to the White House.

10.

Architecture.

a.	a flute in a column, esp. one having no fillet between it and other flutes.

b.	any of the prominent vertical grooves in a triglyph.

11.	(in jazz or popular music) a bridge.

12.	a frequency band of sufficient width for one- or two-way communication from or to a transmitter used for television, radio, CB radio, telephone, or telegraph communication.

13.	Computers. a path for the transfer of signals or data within a computer or between a computer and its peripheral equipment.

14.	either of the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.

15.	Cell Biology. a transient opening made by a protein embedded in a cell membrane, permitting passage of specific ions or molecules into or out of the cell: calcium channel.

16.	a tubular passage for liquids or fluids.

17.

Building Trades.

a.	any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle.

b.	a number of such members: channel in 100-foot lengths.

c.	channel iron.

–verb (used with object)

18.	to convey through or as through a channel: He channeled the information to us.

19.	to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests.

20.	to excavate as a channel.

21.	to form a channel in; groove.

–verb (used without object)

22.	to become marked by a channel: Soft earth has a tendency to channel during a heavy rain.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME chanel < OF < L canālis waterpipe; see canal

]

—Related forms

chan·nel·er; especially British, chan·nel·ler, noun

—Synonyms 8. trough, gash, cut. 18. route, direct, steer.

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chan·nel¹ Audio Help (chān'əl) Pronunciation Key
n.

The bed of a stream or river.
The deeper part of a river or harbor, especially a deep navigable passage.
A broad strait, especially one that connects two seas.
A trench, furrow, or groove.
A tubular passage for liquids; a conduit.
A course or pathway through which information is transmitted: new channels of thought; a reliable channel of information.
A route of communication or access. Often used in the plural: took her request through official channels.
In communications theory, a gesture, action, sound, written or spoken word, or visual image used in transmitting information.
Electronics A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.
Computer Science A site on a network, as on IRC, where online conversations are held in real time by a number of computer users.
The medium through which a spirit guide purportedly communicates with the physical world.
A rolled metal bar with a bracket-shaped section.
A temporary opening in a cell membrane that allows ions or molecules to pass into or out of the cell.

tr.v. chan·neled also chan·nelled, chan·nel·ing also chan·nel·ling, chan·nels also chan·nels

To make or cut channels in.
To form a groove or flute in.
To direct or guide along some desired course: channels her curiosity into research.
To serve as a medium for (a spirit guide).

[Middle English chanel, from Old French, from Latin canālis; see canal.]

chan'nel·er n.

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chan·nel² Audio Help (chān'əl) Pronunciation Key
n. Nautical
A wood or steel ledge projecting from a sailing ship's sides to spread the shrouds and keep them clear of the gunwales.

[Alteration of obsolete chainwale : chain + wale.]

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channels
noun
official routes of communication; "you have to go through channels"

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channel Audio Help (chān'əl) Pronunciation Key

A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.
The part of a field effect transistor, usually U-shaped, through which current flows from the source to the drain. See more at field effect transistor.
A pathway through a protein molecule in a cell membrane that modulates the electrical potential across the membrane by controlling the passage of small inorganic ions into and out of the cell.
The bed or deepest part of a river or harbor.
A large strait, especially one that connects two seas.

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