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[chan-l] noun, verb, chan·neled, chan·nel·ing or (especially British) chan·nelled, chan·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.
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a wide strait, as between a continent and an island.
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EXPANDa course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel.
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a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade.
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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.
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a groove or furrow.
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a means of access: He considers the Senate a channel to the White House.
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Architecture.
a.
a flute in a column, especially one having no fillet between it and other flutes.
b.
any of the prominent vertical grooves in a triglyph.
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(in jazz or popular music) a bridge.
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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.
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Computers. a path for the transfer of signals or data within a computer or between a computer and its peripheral equipment.
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Digital Technology.
a.
feed (def. 23): Learn how to create your own Web channel.
b.
a Web page or Web site that distributes frequently updated content by means of a feed: Subscribe to my YouTube channel.
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either of the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.
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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.
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a tubular passage for liquids or fluids.
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COLLAPSEBuilding 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.
verb (used with object)
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to convey through or as through a channel: He channeled the information to us.
20.
to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests.
21.
to excavate as a channel.
22.
to form a channel in; groove.
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Channelled
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
verb (used without object)
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to become marked by a channel: Soft earth has a tendency to channel during a heavy rain.
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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).
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