Definitions of CHannel [ˈtʃæn l]

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Definition of 'CHannel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) channel
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.

2.  channel
a navigable route between two bodies of water.

3.  channel
the deeper part of a waterway.

4.  channel
a wide strait, as between a continent and an island.

5.  channel
a course into which something may be directed:
to direct a conversation to a new channel.

6.  channel
a route through which anything passes or progresses:
channels of trade.

7.  channel
channels, the official course or means of communication:
going through channels to reach the governor.

8.  channel
a means of access:
The Senate is his channel to the White House.

9.  channel
a flute in a column.

10.  channel
a frequency band of sufficient width for one- or two-way communication from or to a transmitter for TV, radio, CB radio, telephone, or telegraph communication.

11.  channel
the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.

12.  channel
a transient opening made by a protein structure embedded in a cell membrane, permitting passage of specific ions or molecules into or out of the cell:
calcium channel.

13.  channel
a tubular passage for liquids or fluids.

14.  channel
any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle.

15.  channel
a number of such members.

16.  channel
a flanged metal beam or bar with a

17. (v.t.) channel
to convey through or as if through a channel.

18.  channel
to direct toward or into some particular course:
to channel one's interests.

19.  channel
to excavate as a channel.

20.  channel
to form a channel in.

21.  channel
to reach, or convey messages from, by channeling:
to channel an ancient Egyptian spirit.

22. (v.i.) channel
to become marked by a channel:
Soft earth channels during a heavy rain.

23.  channel
to perform channeling.

24. (n.) channel
a horizontal timber or ledge built outboard from the side of a sailing vessel to spread shrouds and backstays outward.

Etymology: (1760–70; alter. of chain wale)

Definition of 'CHannel'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) channel, transmission channel
a path over which electrical signals can pass
"a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company"

2. (noun) channel
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"

3. (noun) groove, channel
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)

4. (noun) channel
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"

5. (noun) channel, communication channel, line
(often plural) a means of communication or access
"it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"

6. (noun) duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
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"

7. (noun) channel, television channel, TV channel
a television station and its programs
"a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels"

8. (verb) distribution channel, channel
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"

9. (verb) impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

10. (verb) channel, canalize, canalise
direct the flow of
"channel information towards a broad audience"

11. (verb) transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
send from one person or place to another
"transmit a message"

Definition of 'CHannel'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) channel
a TV station
the shopping channel

2.  channel
change channels
to move from one channel to another

3.  channel
a means of sending information or goods
maintaining channels of communication; managing distribution channels

4.  channel
a narrow ditch for water flow
***a shallow channel next to the road

Definition of 'CHannel'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) CHannel
the hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run

2. (noun) CHannel
the deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels

3. (noun) CHannel
a strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel

4. (noun) CHannel
that through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels

5. (noun) CHannel
a gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column

6. (noun) CHannel
flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks

7. (verb) CHannel
to form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove

8. (verb) CHannel
to course through or over, as in a channel

Definitions of 'CHannel'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. CHannel
[IRC] The basic unit of discussion on IRC. Once one joins a channel, everything one types is read by others on that channel. Channels are named with strings that begin with a ‘#’ sign and can have topic descriptions (which are generally irrelevant to the actual subject of discussion). Some notable channels are #initgame, #hottub, callahans, and #report. At times of international crisis, #report has hundreds of members, some of whom take turns listening to various news services and typing in summaries of the news, or in some cases, giving first-hand accounts of the action (e.g., Scud missile attacks in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War in 1991).

Translation of 'CHannel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow a sewage channel.
Afrikaans: kanaal	Arabic: مَمَرٌّ مائي، قَناة	Bulgarian: проток
Brazilian: canal	Czech: stružka, kanál	German: der Kanal, das Flußbett
Danish: rende; kanal	Greek: αγωγός	Spanish: canal
Estonian: voolusäng, kanal	Farsi: بستر	Finnish: uoma
French: chenal	Hebrew: תְעֲלָה	Hindi: नहर, चैनल इत्यादि
Croatian: kanal	Hungarian: csatorna	Indonesian: saluran
Icelandic: farvegur	Italian: canale	Japanese: 流床
Korean: 통로	Lithuanian: kanalas	Latvian: kanāls
Malay: alur	Dutch: kanaal	Norwegian: kanal, renne, leie
Polish: kanał	Persian: بستر	Pashto: بستر
Portuguese: canal	Romanian: canal	Russian: сток
Slovak: kanál	Slovenian: struga	Serbian: kanal
Swedish: ränna, kanal	Thai: ร่องน้ำ	Turkish: kanal
Taiwanese: 溝渠	Ukrainian: канал	Urdu: راستہ
Vietnamese: rãnh	Chinese: 沟渠
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