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Channel

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Noun

1. channel, transmission channel

a path over which electrical signals can pass

Example Sentences:
'a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company'

2. channel

a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through

Example Sentences:
'the fields were crossed with irrigation channels'
'gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street'

3. channel, groove

a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

4. channel

a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels

Example Sentences:
'the ship went aground in the channel'

5. channel, communication channel, line

(often plural) a means of communication or access

Example Sentences:
'it must go through official channels'
'lines of communication were set up between the two firms'

6. canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

Example Sentences:
'the tear duct was obstructed'
'the alimentary canal'
'poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs'

7. channel, television channel, tv channel

a television station and its programs

Example Sentences:
'a satellite TV channel'
'surfing through the channels'
'they offer more than one hundred channels'

8. channel, distribution channel

a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors

Example Sentences:
'possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores'

Verb

9. carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit

transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

Example Sentences:
'Sound carries well over water'
'The airwaves carry the sound'
'Many metals conduct heat'

10. canalise, canalize, channel

direct the flow of

Example Sentences:
'channel information towards a broad audience'

11. channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport

send from one person or place to another

Example Sentences:
'transmit a message'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Channel

see synonyms of channel
noun
1. 
a broad strait connecting two areas of sea
2. 
the bed or course of a river, stream, or canal
3. 
a navigable course through a body of water
4. (often plural)
a means or agency of access, communication, etc
to go through official channels
5. 
a course into which something can be directed or moved
a new channel of thought
6. electronics
a. 
a band of radio frequencies assigned for a particular purpose, esp the broadcasting of a television signal
b. 
a path for an electromagnetic signal
a stereo set has two channels
c. 
a thin semiconductor layer between the source and drain of a field-effect transistor, the conductance of which is controlled by the gate voltage
7. 
a tubular or trough-shaped passage for fluids
8. 
a groove or flute, as in the shaft of a column
9. computing
a. 
a path along which data can be transmitted between a central processing unit and one or more peripheral devices
b. 
one of the lines along the length of a paper tape on which information can be stored in the form of punched holes
10.  short for channel iron
verb -nels, -nelling, -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
11. 
to provide or be provided with a channel or channels; make or cut channels in (something)
12. (transitive)
to guide into or convey through a channel or channels
information was channelled through to them
13. 
to serve as a medium through whom the spirit of (a person of a former age) allegedly communicates with the living
14. (transitive)
to exhibit the traits of (another person) in one’s actions
15. (transitive)
to form a groove or flute in (a column, etc)
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
noun
the Channel

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Channel

see synonyms of channel
noun
1. 
the bed of a running stream, river, etc.
2. 
the deeper part of a river, harbor, etc.
3. 
a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
4. 
a tubelike passage for liquids
5. 
a. 
any means of passage
b. 
a course through which something moves or is transmitted, conveyed, expressed, etc.
6.  [pl.]
the proper or official course of transmission of communications
to make a request through army channels
7. 
a long groove or furrow
8. 
a rolled metal bar whose section is shaped thus ⊔
: also channel iron (or bar)
9. 
a narrow band of frequencies within which a radio or television transmitting station must keep its signal to prevent interference with other transmitters
10. 
any path that conducts an electronic signal between two points; specif., a pathway by which data is transmitted between two computers, a mainframe and a terminal, or a computer and a peripheral
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈchanneled or ˈchannelled, ˈchanneling or ˈchannelling
11. 
to make a channel or channels in
12. 
to flute (a pillar, column, etc.)
13. 
to send through a channel
14. 
in spiritualism, to serve as a medium for (a spirit)
noun
Obsolete
any of several metal ledges on the sides of a ship used to secure the rigging and keep the ropes free of the gunwales

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Channel

see synonyms of channel
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. often channels A route of communication or access: 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.
a. Electronics A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.
b. A continuous program of audio or video content distributed by a television, radio, or internet broadcaster.
c. A company or other entity presenting such content.
10. Computers A chatroom on an online network.
11. The medium through which a spirit guide purportedly communicates with the physical world.
12. A rolled metal bar with a bracket-shaped section.
tr.v. chan·neled, chan·nel·ing, chan·nels also chan·nelled or chan·nel·ling
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; channel young people into good jobs.
4. To serve as a medium for (a spirit guide).
5. To use or follow as a model; imitate: a politician channeling bygone conservatives to appear stronger on defense.
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.

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