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   channel

   /ˈtʃanl/

   noun

   • 1. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas. Similar strait(s)soundneckarmnarrowspassagesea passagestretch of waterwaterway
   • ▪ the English Channel: "the movement has spread across the Channel"
   • ▪ a navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels: "buoys marked the safe limits of the channel" Similar strait(s)soundneckarmnarrowspassagesea passagestretch of waterwaterway
   • ▪ a hollow bed for a natural or artificial waterway: "the river is confined in a narrow channel" Similar ductguttergroovefurrowrutconduittroughtrenchculvertcutsluicespillwayraceditchdrainwatercoursewaterwaycanal
   • 2. a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.
   • ▪ a service or station using a channel of frequencies: "a new television channel"
   • 3. a method or system for communication or distribution: "they didn't apply through the proper channels" Similar meansmediuminstrumentmechanismagencyvehiclerouteavenuecoursemethodmodeproceduretechnique
   • 4. an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal: "an audio channel"
   • ▪ the semiconductor region in a field-effect transistor that forms the main current path between the source and the drain.
   • 5. a tubular passage or duct for liquid: "fish eggs have a small channel called the micropyle"
   • 6. a groove or furrow: "a solid block of metal that is machined to create channels into which screw-in cartridge valves can be installed"

   verb

   • 1. direct towards a particular end or object: "the council is to channel public funds into training schemes" Similar conveytransmittransportconductdirectguidebearcarryrelaypass ontransfer
   • ▪ cause to pass along or through a specified route or medium: "many countries channel their aid through charities" Similar conveytransmittransportconductdirectguidebearcarryrelaypass ontransfer
   • 2. (of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit): "she was channelling the spirit of Billie Holiday"
   • ▪ emulate or seem to be inspired by: "Meg Ryan plays Avery as if she's channelling Nicole Kidman"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ (see cane). Compare with canal.

   Derivatives

   • 1. channeller noun

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   What is a channel in communication?

   • 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.

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   What does channel mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of CHANNEL is the bed where a natural stream of water runs. How to use channel in a sentence.

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   Is channel a noun or a verb?

   • The noun channel can be used for many such avenues. It can mean a waterway such as the English Channel — the "Chunnel" is a tunnel beneath the Channel — or a means of accomplishing a goal, as in "going through legal channels." Use it as a verb when you channel your energies to achieve success.

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   What is a channel in a sentence?

   • Attention is the Will directing the Intellect into some particular channel and keeping it there. Attention is directing the intellect into some particular channel and keeping it there. Channel definition: the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.. See examples of CHANNEL used in a sentence.

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   • Znaczenie Channel, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CHANNEL definicja: 1. a television or radio station (= an...

   • Channel: Arabic Translation

     CHANNEL translate: قَناة تِلِفِزْيونيِّة, قَناة مائيّة....

   • English (US)

     a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a...

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   A channel is a passageway, a means of access for a thing, a communication, or an idea. Think of a channel as sort of a tunnel or a funnel that moves something directly through. The noun channel can be used for many such avenues.

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   1.	Channel - A Path Over Which Electrical ...
   2.	channel - a passage for water (or other ...
   3.	channel - a long narrow furrow cut either ...
   4.	channel - a deep and relatively narrow ...
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