channel

The definition of a channel is a waterway, a means of communication and a specific television or radio frequency.

(noun)

Channel is defined as to direct or convey.

(verb)

An example of channel is to express the 1920s era through furniture styles.

See channel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the bed of a running stream, river, etc.
the deeper part of a river, harbor, etc.
a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
a tubelike passage for liquids
1. any means of passage
2. a course through which something moves or is transmitted, conveyed, expressed, etc.
the proper or official course of transmission of communications: to make a request through army channels
a long groove or furrow
a rolled metal bar whose section is shaped thus ⊔
also channel iron (or bar)
a narrow band of frequencies within which a radio or television transmitting station must keep its signal to prevent interference with other transmitters
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

Origin: ME chanel, canel < OFr: see canal

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

Origin: orig., chain wale

See channel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The bed of a stream or river.
The deeper part of a river or harbor, especially a deep navigable passage.
A broad strait, especially one that connects two seas.
A trench, furrow, or groove.
A tubular passage for liquids; a conduit.
A course or pathway through which information is transmitted: new channels of thought; a reliable channel of information.
A route of communication or access. Often used in the plural: took her request through official channels.
In communications theory, a gesture, action, sound, written or spoken word, or visual image used in transmitting information.
Electronics A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.
Computer Science A site on a network, as on IRC, where online conversations are held in real time by a number of computer users.
The medium through which a spirit guide purportedly communicates with the physical world.
A rolled metal bar with a bracket-shaped section.
A temporary opening in a cell membrane that allows ions or molecules to pass into or out of the cell.

transitive verb chan·neled also chan·nelled, chan·nel·ing also chan·nel·ling, chan·nels also chan·nels

To make or cut channels in.
To form a groove or flute in.
To direct or guide along some desired course: channels her curiosity into research.
To serve as a medium for (a spirit guide).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English chanel

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin canālis; see canal

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