channel
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[ chan-l ]
/ ˈtʃæn l /
noun
verb (used with object), chan·neled, chan·nel·ing or (especially British) chan·nelled, chan·nel·ling.
verb (used without object), chan·neled, chan·nel·ing or (especially British) chan·nelled, chan·nel·ling.
to become marked by a channel: Soft earth has a tendency to channel during a heavy rain.
Origin of channel
1OTHER WORDS FROM channel
Words nearby channel
changsha,
changteh,
changzhou,
chania,
chank,
channel,
channel back,
channel bass,
channel captain,
channel catfish,
channel country
Definition for channel (2 of 2)
channel
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or chain wale, chain-wale
[ chan-l ]
/ ˈtʃæn l /
noun
a horizontal timber or ledge built outboard from the side of a sailing vessel to spread shrouds and backstays outward.
Origin of channel
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First recorded in 1760–70; variant of
chain wale
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British Dictionary definitions for channel (1 of 3)
channel
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/ (ˈtʃænəl) /
noun
verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
Derived forms of channel
channeller, nounWord Origin for channel
C13: from Old French
chanel, from Latin
canālis pipe, groove, conduit; see
canal
British Dictionary definitions for channel (2 of 3)
channel
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/ (ˈtʃænəl) /
noun
nautical
a flat timber or metal ledge projecting from the hull of a vessel above the chainplates to increase the angle of the shrouds
Word Origin for channel
C18: variant of earlier
chainwale; see
chain,
wale
1 (planking)
British Dictionary definitions for channel (3 of 3)
Scientific definitions for channel
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.
Idioms and Phrases with channel
channel