Channel (Noun)
Meaning 1
A passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
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; "the ship went aground in the channel".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 3
A way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
A path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The cable company changed the channel lineup without warning, leaving many subscribers confused.
- A dedicated channel is required to transmit sensitive information.
- The internet service provider offers several different speed channels for customers to choose from.
- The router is connected to a channel that can support up to 100 devices.
- The coaxial cable provides a secure channel for transferring high-definition video.
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Meaning 5
A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs".
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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- Canal Of Schlemm
- Alimentary Tract
- Spinal Canal
- Lactiferous Duct
- Ductus Deferens
- Digestive Tube
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Seminal Duct
- Canalis Vertebralis
- Venous Sinus
- Canalis Inguinalis
- Bile Duct
- Common Bile Duct
- Sinus
- Cervical Canal
- Sylvian Aqueduct
- Cartilaginous Tube
- Canalis Cervicis Uteri
- Pore
- Bronchiole
- Ureter
- Lymphatic Vessel
- GI Tract
- Ejaculatory Duct
- Haversian Canal
- Ductulus
- Ductule
- Schlemm's Canal
- Lacrimal Duct
- Urethra
- Pancreatic Duct
- Cerebral Aqueduct
- Nasolacrimal Duct
- Vagina
- Inguinal Canal
- Umbilical Cord
- Lymph Vessel
- Tear Duct
- Epididymis
- Vertebral Canal
- Sinus Venosus Sclerae
- Umbilical
- Canaliculus
- Lachrymal Duct
- Salivary Duct
- Aqueductus Cerebri
- Hepatic Duct
- Vas Deferens
- Alimentary Canal
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Meaning 6
(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The river had carved a deep channel through the rock over millions of years.
- The record player's needle skipped a track and got stuck in a channel on the vinyl.
- The farmer created a channel for the irrigation water to flow through the field.
- The ancient civilization built a complex system of channels to distribute water throughout the city.
- The cable car rode along a steep channel cut into the side of the mountain.
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Meaning 8
A television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.