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channel¹ Definition

chan·nel (c̸han′əl)

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
    1. any means of passage
    2. a course through which something moves or is transmitted, conveyed, expressed, etc.
  6. 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 ⊔
  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

Etymology: ME chanel, canel < OFr: see canal

transitive verb -·neled or -·nelled, -·nel·ing or -·nel·ling

  1. to make a channel or channels in
  2. to flute (a pillar, column, etc.)
  3. to send through a channel
  4. in spiritualism, to serve as a medium for (a spirit)

channel² Definition

chan·nel (c̸han′əl)

noun

Historical any of several metal ledges on the sides of a ship used to secure the rigging and keep the ropes free of the gunwales

Etymology: orig., chain wale

channel Synonyms

channel

n.

  1. A passageway for liquid

    conduit, tube, canal, duct, course, carrier, gutter, furrow, trough, tunnel, tideway, strait, neck, sound, race, raceway, watercourse, waterway, sluice, sluiceway, sewer, main, artery, vein, runway, ditch, trench, moat, aqueduct, canyon, cesspipe, pipe; see also way 2.

    Antonyms ridge*, crest*, dam. *

  2. The deeper portion of a river

    current, marked channel, buoyed channel, dredged channel, body of the river, flood, deep water; see also flow, water 2.

  3. A groove

    gouge, gutter, slit; see sense 1, groove.

channel Synonyms

channel

v.

route, send, direct; see lead 1, send 1.

channel Finance Definition
A pattern in a technical analysis that shows a straight line occurring in an upward or downward “channel.” It is a very strong chart pattern that is occurring in a definite direction.
channel Telecom Definition
  1. In communications terminology, a channel is a means of supporting a connection between two devices, such as a transmitter and a receiver, in support of a single communication. More specifically, a channel is a logical connection over a physical circuit in support of a single conversation.A physical circuit may support only a single channel in support of a single conversation. A multichannel circuit can support many channels through some form of multiplexing that supports many conversations.
  2. In data processing terminology, particularly IBM, a channel is a high-speed two-way connection between mainframe host computer and a peripheral. See also multiplexer.
channel Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • communication: However, where possible these should be supplemented by other direct channels of communication.

Converse of object

  • watch: You cannot record one digital channel and watch another digital channel.
  • encrypt: I wonder how Massah Beyer has become such an Expert on what they show on these encrypted only channels anyway?
  • dredge: There were buoys that marked, what I presume was the dredged channel.

Adjective modifier

  • terrestrial: Indeed, will today's terrestrial TV channels transfer to the mobile device?
  • digital: Top Up TV provides 10 of the most popular digital TV channels through your aerial.
  • narrow: The saliva makes penetration easier and prevents the blood from clotting in the narrow channel of her food canal.
  • podcast: Links Review the full list of podcast channels in our category of educational news and information for professionals.
  • audio: The tutorial audio channel was recorded ( using an analog audio tape ) for general analysis.
  • multiple: Multiple channels of data can be accepted from each instrument.

Modifies a noun

  • blocker: Calcium Contra-indicated in some cases of kidney stone formation and renal disease and calcium channel blocker drugs.
  • tunnel: Motorways had, of course, not even been dreamt about but interestingly the route of a proposed channel tunnel is marked.
  • ferry: From here to Calais and our cross channel ferry to Dover.
  • mixer: Canon in color mode, edited using Photoshop Elements with Photoshop channel mixer ' plug-in ' .

Noun used with modifier

  • TV: Top Up TV provides 10 of the most popular digital TV channels through your aerial.
  • ion: For example, they hope to observe the structural changes accompanying the activation of ion channels in living cells.
  • satellite: We had a webcast audience of more than 500, and two satellite channels were filming.
  • calcium: Calcium Contra-indicated in some cases of kidney stone formation and renal disease and calcium channel blocker drugs.
  • television: Imagine my surprise when flicking through the local Arabic television channel when a familiar face was starring in a not so shabby music video!
  • drainage: D plays on a bank with dried grass by a drainage channel.
channel Quotes

Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke-stack, Butting through the Channel in the mad March days.

—Masefield,John Edward

   PERSONALITY TITHE: A price paid for becoming a couple; previously amusing human beings become boring: 'Thanks for inviting us, but Noreen and I are going to look at flatware catalogs tonight. Afterward we're going to watch the shopping channel.'

—Coupland, Douglas

There anchoring, Peter chose from man to hide, There hang his head, and view the lazy tide In its hot slimy channel slowly glide; Where the small eels that left the deeper way For the warm shore, within the shallows play; Where gaping mussels, left upon the mud, Slope their slow passage to the fallen flood.

—Crabbe, George