Definitions for funnel
ˈfʌn lfun·nel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. funnel, funnel shapenoun

   a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

2. funnelnoun

   a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth

3. funnelverb

   (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

4. funnelverb

   move or pour through a funnel

   "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. funnelnoun

   A utensil of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel.

2. funnelnoun

   A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.

3. funnelverb

   To use a funnel.

4. funnelverb

   To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.

   Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.

5. funnelverb

   To direct (money or resources).

   Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives.

6. Etymology: funel, fonel, probably through, from

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Funnelnoun

   Etymology: infundibulum, Latin; whence fundible, fundle, funnel.

   1. An inverted hollow cone with a pipe descending from it, through which liquors are poured into vessels with narrow mouths; a tundish.

   If you pour a glut of water upon a bottle, it receives little of it; but with a funnel, and by degrees, you shall fill many of them. Ben Jonson, Discoveries.

   Some the long funnel’s curious mouth extend,
   Through which ingested meats with ease descend. Richard Blackmore.

   The outward ear or auricula is made hollow, and contracted by degrees, to draw the sound inward, to take in as much as may be of it, as we use a funnel to pour liquor into any vessel. John Ray, on the Creation.

   2. A pipe or passage of communication.

   Towards the middle are two large funnels, bored through the roof of the grotto, to let in light or fresh air. Addison.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Funnelverb

   a vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel

2. Funnelverb

   a passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like

3. Etymology: [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See Fuse, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Funnel

   A funnel is a pipe with a wide mouth, good for feeding, often conical mouth and a narrow stem. It is used to channel liquid or fine-grained substances into containers with a small opening. Without a funnel, spillage would occur. Funnels are usually made of stainless steel, aluminium, glass, or plastic. The material used in its construction should be sturdy enough to withstand the weight of the substance being transferred, and it should not react with the substance. For this reason, stainless steel or glass are useful in transferring diesel, while plastic funnels are useful in the kitchen. Sometimes disposable paper funnels are used in cases where it would be difficult to adequately clean the funnel afterward. Dropper funnels, also called dropping funnels or tap funnels, have a tap to allow the controlled release of a liquid. The term funnel is sometimes used to refer to the chimney or smokestack on a steam locomotive and usually used in referring to the same on a ship. The term funnel is even applied to other seemingly strange objects like a smoking pipe or even a humble kitchen bin.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Funnel

   fun′el, n. a tube or passage for the escape of smoke, &c.: an instrument (smaller at one end than the other) for pouring fluids into bottles, &c.—adj. Funn′elled, provided with a funnel.—n. Funn′el-net, a net shaped like a funnel. [Prob. through Fr. from L. infundibulum—fundĕre, to pour.]

2. Funnel

   fun′el, n. (prov.) the offspring of a stallion and a she-ass.—Also Fumm′el.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. funnel

   An iron tube used where necessary for carrying off smoke. The cylindrical appendages to the furnaces of a steam-ship: the funnel is fastened on the top of the steam-chest, where the flues for both boilers meet. Also, the excavation formed by the explosion of a mine. Also, in artillery, a cup-shaped funnel of leather, with a copper spout, for filling powder into shells.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of funnel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of funnel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of funnel in a Sentence

1. Greg Abbott:

   You have the necessary exits for fire, of course, but we have to funnel our students into our schools so we can put eyes on them.

2. Costas Synolakis:

   Did the bulging magma chamber of the volcano trigger the earthquake? Or did the earthquake trigger the magma chamber to pass magma to the funnel of the volcano?

3. Carolina Garcia:

   Netflix has become very aware of where we as a company need to be better and have committed actual dollars to helping funnel that.

4. Detroit Mayor Jim Trett:

   Lake Detroit's the same topography : three canyons coming down like a funnel into the city of Paradise at the bottom of the funnel, when I heard that two years ago I said, that's Lake Detroit.

5. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee:

   What's really happening here is that Washington politicians are using the crisis in Flint as an excuse to funnel taxpayer money to their own home states, and trying to sneak it through the Senate without proper debate and amendment, i respectfully object.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=funnel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Funnel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=funnel
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funnel
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=funnel
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=funnel
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=funnel