channel

channel: noun

1》 a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.

    ↘(the Channel) the English Channel.

    ↘a navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels.

2》 a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.

3》 a medium for communication or the passage of information.

4》 an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal.

5》 Biology a tubular passage or duct for liquid.

verb (channels, channelling, channelled; US channels, channeling, channeled)

1》 direct towards a particular end.

    ↘cause to pass along or through a specified route or medium: many countries channel their aid through charities.

2》 [usu. as adjective channelled] form channels or grooves in.

3》 serve as a medium for (a spirit).

Derivatives

channeller noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. chanel, from L. canalis 'pipe, groove, channel', from canna (see cane); cf. canal.

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Synonyms:

Passage, duct, conduit, canal / Water-course, canal / Gutter, furrow, fluting, chamfer / Strait, arm of the sea, narrow sea / Avenue, route, way, Groove, flute, chamfer, cut furrows in, cut channels in

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