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chan⋅nel

1  [chan-l] 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.
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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.

chan⋅nel

2  [chan-l]
–noun
a horizontal timber or ledge built outboard from the side of a sailing vessel to spread shrouds and backstays outward.
Also, chain wale, chain-wale.

Origin:
1760–70; var. of chain wale
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chan·nel 1   (chān'əl)   
n.  

  1. The bed of a stream or river.

  2. The deeper part of a river or harbor, especially a deep navigable passage.

  3. A broad strait, especially one that connects two seas.

  4. A trench, furrow, or groove.

  5. A tubular passage for liquids; a conduit.

  6. A course or pathway through which information is transmitted: new channels of thought; a reliable channel of information.

  7. A route of communication or access. Often used in the plural: took her request through official channels.

  8. In communications theory, a gesture, action, sound, written or spoken word, or visual image used in transmitting information.

  9. Electronics A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.

  10. Computer Science A site on a network, as on IRC, where online conversations are held in real time by a number of computer users.

  11. The medium through which a spirit guide purportedly communicates with the physical world.

  12. A rolled metal bar with a bracket-shaped section.

  13. 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

  1. To make or cut channels in.

  2. To form a groove or flute in.

  3. To direct or guide along some desired course: channels her curiosity into research.

  4. To serve as a medium for (a spirit guide).


[Middle English chanel, from Old French, from Latin canālis; see canal.]
chan'nel·er n.
chan·nel 2   (chān'əl)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

channel 
c.1300, "bed of running water," from O.Fr. chanel, from L. canalis "groove, channel, waterpipe" (see canal) Given a broader, figurative sense and a verbal meaning 1590s. Meaning "circuit for telegraph communication" (1848) probably led to that of "band of frequency for radio or TV signals" (1928).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Channel

1. The system of intermediaries between the producers, suppliers, consumers, etcetera, for the movement of a good or service.

2. The technical range between support and resistance levels that a stock price has traded in for a specific period of time.

Investopedia Commentary

1) There are different types and flavors of channels. Examples are sale channels, distribution channels, Internet channels, and so forth.

2) A breakout of a technical channel is seen as a bullish (on an upward breakout) or bearish signal (on a downward breakout).

Related Links

Trading Trend Or Range?
Channeling: Charting A Path To Success
Advanced Channeling Patterns: Wolfe Waves and Gartleys

See also: Channel Stuffing, Resistance, Support, Technical Analysis

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channel

In charting, a line connecting a series of high points accompanied by a parallel line connecting a series of low points. The two parallel lines compose the channel in which the variable (for example, a stock price) has been moving and is expected to continue moving. An ascending channel indicates a bullish trend, while a descending channel represents a bearish trend. Breaking downward through an ascending series of low prices or upward through a descending series of high prices indicates a likely change in trend.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chan·nel
Pronunciation: 'chan-&l
Function: noun
1 : a usually tubular enclosed passage
2 a : apassage created in a selectively permeable membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins b : a protein or cluster of proteins that functions as a channel —see CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
channel   (chān'əl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. The bed or deepest part of a river or harbor.

  5. A large strait, especially one that connects two seas.


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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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Computing Dictionary

channel chat
(Or "chat room", "room", depending on the system in question) The basic unit of group discussion in chat systems like IRC. Once one joins a channel, everything one types is read by others on that channel. Channels can either be named with numbers or with strings that begin with a "#" sign and can have topic descriptions (which are generally irrelevant to the actual subject of discussion).
Some notable channels are "#initgame", "#hottub" and "#report". At times of international crisis, "#report" has hundreds of members, some of whom take turns listening to various news services and typing in summaries of the news, or in some cases, giving first-hand accounts of the action (e.g. Scud missile attacks in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War in 1991).
[The Jargon File]
(1998-01-25)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Bible Dictionary

Channel

(1.) The bed of the sea or of a river (Ps. 18:15; Isa. 8:7). (2.) The "chanelbone" (Job 31:22 marg.), properly "tube" or "shaft," an old term for the collar-bone.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

channel

In addition to the idiom beginning with channel, also see go through channels.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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