channel
1the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
Nautical. a navigable route between two bodies of water.
the deeper part of a waterway.
a wide strait, as between a continent and an island.
a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel.
a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade.
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.
a groove or furrow.
a means of access: He considers the Senate a channel to the White House.
Architecture.
a flute in a column, especially one having no fillet between it and other flutes.
any of the prominent vertical grooves in a triglyph.
(in jazz or popular music) a bridge.
Telecommunications. 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.: Compare circuit (def. 10).
Computers. a path for the transfer of signals or data within a computer or between a computer and its peripheral equipment.
Digital Technology.
feed (def. 23): Learn how to create your own web channel.
a web page or website that distributes frequently updated content by means of a feed: Subscribe to my YouTube channel.
either of the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.
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.
a tubular passage for liquids or fluids.
Building Trades.
any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle.
a number of such members: channel in 100-foot lengths.
to convey through or as through a channel: He channeled the information to us.
to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests.
to excavate as a channel.
to form a channel in; groove.
to professedly reach or convey messages from (a spiritual guide) by entering a meditative or trancelike state.
to imitate the ideas, appearance, etc., of (a person or thing that is admired): At times he seems to be channeling the late Michael Jackson’s vocal stylings.
to become marked by a channel: Soft earth has a tendency to channel during a heavy rain.
Origin of channel
1Other words for channel
Other words from channel
- chan·nel·er; especially British, chan·nel·ler, noun
- mul·ti·chan·neled, adjective
- mul·ti·chan·nelled, adjective
- non·chan·neled, adjective
- un·chan·neled, adjective
- un·chan·nelled, adjective
Other definitions for channel (2 of 2)
a horizontal timber or ledge built outboard from the side of a sailing vessel to spread shrouds and backstays outward.
Origin of channel
2- Also chain wale, chain-wale [cheyn-weyl, chan-l] /ˈtʃeɪnˌweɪl, ˈtʃæn l/ .
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How to use channel in a sentence
Vox is a leader not only on the web but in podcasts, in TV shows, and it has the largest YouTube channel in the news category.
Ezra Klein leaves Vox, the website he founded, for New York Times, in a digital media A-list exodus | Paul Farhi, Sarah Ellison | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThe app serves as a new low-return sales channel for a retailer and as a way to see the economic effect on returns by themselves.
Neatsy wants to reduce sneaker returns with 3D foot scans | Natasha Lomas | November 20, 2020 | TechCrunchShe added that the agency does not comment on ongoing litigation and responds to congressional letters through official channels.
A lot of the cable channels are making plans to move themselves over to the FASTs.
‘We get nothing’: Media companies want more detailed audience, revenue breakdowns from free, ad-supported streaming TV platforms | Tim Peterson | November 18, 2020 | Digiday“The value of digital channels, products and operations is immediately obvious to companies everywhere right now,” declares Sandy Shen, a senior analyst at Gartner.
How design keeps companies focused on people as the pandemic pushes businesses online | claychandler | November 17, 2020 | Fortune
So at the age of 21, Blanc channeled Chris McCandless from Into the Wild and dropped out.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc | Brandy Zadrozny | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEmotions once suppressed, emotions once channeled, now are let loose.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson | Cory Booker | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInformation received from the different branches of the ISIS network is channeled up through a strict hierarchy.
Darkness at Noon Prayers: Inside the Islamic Police State | Jamie Dettmer | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut properly channeled, nationalism and patriotism are matters of the heart that cut to our deepest ideas of who we are.
The United States Needs Corporate 'Loyalty Oaths' | Jonathan Alter | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDisplaying equal prowess with their words, in the end it came down to the crowd, whose energy Arsonal channeled with precision.
Properly channeled, this is a most valuable experience, both from the purely mental and from the literary points of view.
Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintockIn this belt was a long dagger, with triangular brass blade, the handle channeled crosswise, terminated by a hawk's head.
The classic pilaster strips are channeled; on each arm of the transept is an apsidal chapel.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyIts barrel vaulting is braced by pointed arches and there are the channeled pilasters of Romes tradition in the region.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyChanneled pilasters, great and small, abound; they are on all four sides of the piers.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for channel (1 of 3)
/ (ˈtʃænəl) /
a broad strait connecting two areas of sea
the bed or course of a river, stream, or canal
a navigable course through a body of water
(often plural) a means or agency of access, communication, etc: to go through official channels
a course into which something can be directed or moved: a new channel of thought
electronics
a band of radio frequencies assigned for a particular purpose, esp the broadcasting of a television signal
a path for an electromagnetic signal: a stereo set has two channels
a thin semiconductor layer between the source and drain of a field-effect transistor, the conductance of which is controlled by the gate voltage
a tubular or trough-shaped passage for fluids
a groove or flute, as in the shaft of a column
computing
a path along which data can be transmitted between a central processing unit and one or more peripheral devices
one of the lines along the length of a paper tape on which information can be stored in the form of punched holes
short for channel iron
to provide or be provided with a channel or channels; make or cut channels in (something)
(tr) to guide into or convey through a channel or channels: information was channelled through to them
to serve as a medium through whom the spirit of (a person of a former age) allegedly communicates with the living
(tr) to exhibit the traits of (another person) in one’s actions
(tr) to form a groove or flute in (a column, etc)
Origin of channel
1Derived forms of channel
- channeller, noun
British Dictionary definitions for channel (2 of 3)
/ (ˈtʃænəl) /
nautical a flat timber or metal ledge projecting from the hull of a vessel above the chainplates to increase the angle of the shrouds
Origin of channel
2British Dictionary definitions for Channel (3 of 3)
/ (ˈtʃænəl) /
the Channel short for English Channel
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Scientific definitions for channel
[ chăn′əl ]
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with channel
In addition to the idiom beginning with channel
- channel surfing
also see:
- go through channels
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