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channel en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈt͡ʃeə̯nəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃeə̯nl̩] (Canada, US)
• (US) audio
• [ˈt͡ʃænəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃænl̩] without æ-raising
• /ˈt͡ʃænəl/ without æ-raising
• /ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nəl/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈt͡ʃeə̯nəl/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nl̩] (Canada, US)

Etymology

From Middle English chanel (also as canel, cannel, kanel), a borrowing from Old French chanel, canel, from Latin canālis (“groove; canal; channel”). Doublet of canal.

Meanings

1. The hollow bed of running waters; (also) the bed of the sea or other body of water.
   • The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel.
2. The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
   • European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River. 2013 January 14, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2013, page 59:
   • A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.
3. The navigable part of a river.
   • We were careful to keep our boat in the channel.
4. A narrow body of water between two land masses.
   • Our citizens and our businesses on both sides of the channel need more security and predictability for the future 2018 May 14, Jon Stone in Brussels, The Independent:
   • The English Channel lies between France and England.
5. Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
   • But I write to tell you what you will hear through all the various channels by which news travels,... 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 69–70:
   • The news was conveyed to us by different channels.
   • At best, he is but a channel to convey to the National Assembly such matter as may import that body to know. 1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:
   • The veins are converging channels. 1859, John Call Dalton, A Treatise on Human Physiology:
6. An ion channel: pore-forming proteins located in a cell membrane that allow specific ions to pass through.
7. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
8. A structural member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.
   • The channel is not very efficient as a beam or column when used alone, but built-up members may be constructed of channels assembled together with other structural shapes and connected by rivets or welds. 1960, “Structural Shapes”, in Construction Materials, Concrete Construction, and Engineer Computations, U.S. Government Printing Office:
9. A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.
   • The guard-rail provided the channel between the downed wire and the tree.
10. The narrow conducting portion of a MOSFET transistor.
11. The part that connects a data source to a data sink.
    • A channel stretches between them.
12. A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals, usually distinguished from other parallel paths.
    • We are using one of the 24 channels.
13. A single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.
    • The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs.
14. A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.
    • Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line.
15. A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
    • KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle.
16. A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
    • 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […]
    • NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose.
17. (qualifier:storage) The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.
    • This chip in this disk drive is the channel device.
18. The part of a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.
    • The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.
19. A distribution channel.
20. (Internet) A particular area for conversations on an IRC or similar network, analogous to a chat room and often dedicated to a specific topic.
    • The excerpt in Figure 1 below shows a list of some channel names as they appear to an IRC user. The left hand column displays the channel name, the middle column displays how many people are currently on the channel, and the right hand column indicates the theme of the channel or the current topic of conversation: […] 1996, Susan C. Herring, Computer-mediated Communication, page 50:
21. (Internet, historical) A means of delivering up-to-date Internet content via a push mechanism.
    • Netcaster is the "receiver" for channels that are built into Netscape 4.01 and later releases. 1999, Jeffrey S Rule, Dynamic HTML: The HTML Developer's Guide:
    • To access channels in Windows 98, you don't have to go any farther than your desktop. 1999, Margaret Levine Young, Internet: The Complete Reference:
22. A psychic or medium who takes on the personality of a spirit and conveys messages from them.

Forms

Deriveds

multichannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel stopper (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · English Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · television channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel-hop (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Gardos channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelopathy (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · linear channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · sodium channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · alpha channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel money (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelward (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · cross-channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · sofar channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · TV channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · rechannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · nanochannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel drift (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · navigation channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel plate (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel fever (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Lemaire Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel coal (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · news channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel surf (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel-hopping (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · potassium channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelography (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · macrochannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · barker channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · chocolate channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · enchannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · metachannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channeler (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · timeshift channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · frequency channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · interchannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · megachannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Channel Tunnel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Beagle Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · mischannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelrhodopsin (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · change the channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · sidechannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel changer (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel catfish (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · eigenchannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelisation (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · back channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel-bill cuckoo (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · rechannelization (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · subchannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · palaeochannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Errera Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · covert channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelization (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel bass (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel goose (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel black (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelome (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · rechannelize (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · ion channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel cat (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · paleochannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · mesochannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · intrachannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · hemichannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel section (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · pseudochannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · cochannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · SOFAR channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel hop (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelwards (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel flicker (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · co-channel interference (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Bristol Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel-surf (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Channel Islands (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel-billed cuckoo (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · side-channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · clear-channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel of distribution (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · midchannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · microchannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · superchannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · calcium channel blocker (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channelize (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · omnichannel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Schollaert Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Bashi Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · Palmers Channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel stuffing (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · back-channel (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · channel flashing (Terms derived from channel (noun)) · cross channel (Terms derived from channel (noun))

Descendants

채널 · chaneli · sianel · チャンネル · ചാനൽ

Relateds

canal

Synonyms

sound · station · side (for television) · groove (groove, as in a fluted column) · C-channel (structural member) · gutter · passage (narrow body of water between two land masses) · strait

Translations (306)

nl kanaal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · uk рі́чище (physical confine of a river or slough) · sm ava (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · cs koryto (physical confine of a river or slough) · da kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · sh kànāl (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) · th ช่อง (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · nn kanal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · nn kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · zza gever (diq) (physical confine of a river or slough) · uk кана́л (navigable part of a river) · az çaylaq (physical confine of a river or slough) · de Kanal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · vi kênh (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · sv kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · fi kanava (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · hy ալիք (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · cmn 水渠 (navigable part of a river) · lv kanāls (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · gl canal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · ru кана́л (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · be рэ́чышча (physical confine of a river or slough) · bg проли́в (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ga cainéal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · zza vay (diq) (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · ru ру́сло (physical confine of a river or slough) · uk ру́сло (physical confine of a river or slough) · hi चैनल (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · sh ка̀на̄л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · nan-hbl 頻道 /频道 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · bg фарва́тер (navigable part of a river) · ru кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · eo kanalo (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · sv sund (narrow body of water between two land masses) · fi kanava (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · da kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ml ചാനൽ (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · tr mecra (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · es canal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · zza kenal (physical confine of a river or slough) · pt canal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · tr kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · fi kanava (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · ur چَینَل (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · tg канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · fi uoma (physical confine of a river or slough) · is kanall (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · be кана́л (navigable part of a river) · he נְתִיב שַׁיִט (navigable part of a river) · bg кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · my မြစ်ကြော (navigable part of a river) · gl canle (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ty ava (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ja チャンネル (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · yue 頻道 /频道 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · hy հուն (physical confine of a river or slough) · ur چَینَل (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · tl alunan (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ka არხი (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · nl kanaal (communication: single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation) · ru кана́л (communication: single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation) · bg канал (groove, as in a fluted column) · lt kanalas (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ko 해협 (narrow body of water between two land masses) · sk kanál (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · nl kanaal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · nl zeestraat (narrow body of water between two land masses) · bg фалц (groove, as in a fluted column) · ja チャンネル (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · mk канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · cmn 航路 (navigable part of a river) · tr mecra (physical confine of a river or slough) · gd amar (narrow body of water between two land masses) · lt sąsiauris (narrow body of water between two land masses) · he תְּעָלָה (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · nl zender (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ro canal (physical confine of a river or slough) · mi roma (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) · ga cainéal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · de Straße (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ar قَنَاة (physical confine of a river or slough) · tk kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · fi väylä (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · cmn 通道 (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · sv kanal (navigable part of a river) · nn kanal (physical confine of a river or slough) · sl preliv (narrow body of water between two land masses) · gd caolas (narrow body of water between two land masses) · yue 頻道 /频道 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · it canale (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · mi hongere (narrow body of water between two land masses) · sv kanal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · ru кана́л (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) · bn চ্যানেল (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · nl vaargeul (navigable part of a river) · be прато́ка (narrow body of water between two land masses) · th ช่องแคบ (narrow body of water between two land masses) · az boğaz (narrow body of water between two land masses) · sv kanal (physical confine of a river or slough) · bg прото́к (narrow body of water between two land masses) · mi maero (physical confine of a river or slough) · nl kanaal (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) · bg кори́то (physical confine of a river or slough) · uk прото́ка (narrow body of water between two land masses) · bg кана́л (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) · sh kànāl (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · hy ալիք (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ru ло́же (physical confine of a river or slough) · cy sianel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · lt kanalas (navigable part of a river) · ko 수로 (navigable part of a river) · af kanaal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · nn kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ru кана́л (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · sh ка̀на̄л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · de Meeresstraße (narrow body of water between two land masses) · nan-hbl 頻道 /频道 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · sw chaneli (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · cmn 運河 /运河 (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · ky канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · tl dagat-lagusan (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ru фарва́тер (navigable part of a river) · cmn 頻道 /频道 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · fi väylä (navigable part of a river) · tl alunan (communication: single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation) · ca canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · da kanal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · nl zee-engte (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ang ǣdre (physical confine of a river or slough) · eo fluejo (physical confine of a river or slough) · my ရေလက်ကြား (narrow body of water between two land masses) · lv kanāls (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ru кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ru проли́в (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ca canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · nb kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · nn kanal (navigable part of a river) · nl zender (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ro canal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · gd clais (physical confine of a river or slough) · lv kanāls (navigable part of a river) · ga cainéal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · tl alunan (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · mi awa (narrow body of water between two land masses) · uk кана́л (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · gd clais (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · is farvegur (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · az kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · tl alunan (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · mk канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · grc ὀχετός (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · gl estreito (narrow body of water between two land masses) · et kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · fi kanava (electronics: connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit) · el κανάλι (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ca canal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · he עָרוּץ (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · uk проли́в (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ro canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ms saluran (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · nb kanal (navigable part of a river) · kk канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ru кана́л (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) · sk kanál (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · la canalis (physical confine of a river or slough) · nl kanaal (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) · pl koryto (physical confine of a river or slough) · de Kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · sk riečisko (physical confine of a river or slough) · bg улей (groove, as in a fluted column) · sl kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ro canal (navigable part of a river) · fi kanava (communication: single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation) · ky канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · hi कनाल (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · be кана́л (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · hu csatorna (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · fr chaîne (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ko 채널 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · gd amar (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · haw awa (narrow body of water between two land masses) · cmn 水道 (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · sm ava (narrow body of water between two land masses) · sq kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · nb kanal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · az kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · gd canàl (navigable part of a river) · ru кана́л (electronics: connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit) · uk кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ro canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · hy ջրանցք (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · lt kanalas (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · az kanal (communication: single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation) · sl kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · fi kanava (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) · ga bealach (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · vi kênh (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ru кана́л (navigable part of a river) · nb kanal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ota ییو (groove, as in a fluted column) · es canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · tl alunan (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) · sh ка̀на̄л (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) · el κανάλι (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · bg кана́л (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · be кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · to ava (narrow body of water between two land masses) · it canale (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · tr yiv (groove, as in a fluted column) · fi kanava (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) · uk кори́то (physical confine of a river or slough) · grc διῶρυξ (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · sq kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · pt canal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · sd کارِي (narrow body of water between two land masses) · cmn 頻道 /频道 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · nl bedding (physical confine of a river or slough) · az kanal (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · pt canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · hy նեղուց (narrow body of water between two land masses) · uz kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ka არხი (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · lt kanalas (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · fa-ira کانال (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · be пралі́ў (narrow body of water between two land masses) · bg жлеб (groove, as in a fluted column) · pt canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · be ло́жа (physical confine of a river or slough) · fi kanaali (narrow body of water between two land masses) · nl kanaal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · az çay yatağı (physical confine of a river or slough) · tl alunan (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) · az kanal (electronics: connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit) · mi hawai (physical confine of a river or slough) · de Kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · lv kanāls (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · sjd чуэлльм (narrow body of water between two land masses) · gd amar (navigable part of a river) · be кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · sv kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · nl vaargeul (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · ko 채널 (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · ca canal (navigable part of a river) · de Kannelierung (groove, as in a fluted column) · mr वाहिनी (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · fa-ira کانال (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · tg канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · fr chaîne (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · tr kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ru прото́к (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ar قَنَاة (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · nl kanaal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · az kanal (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · bg ру́сло (physical confine of a river or slough) · nb kanal (physical confine of a river or slough) · eo kanalo (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · ja 水路 (navigable part of a river) · th ช่อง (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · nb kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · es canal (communication: single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation) · uk ло́же (physical confine of a river or slough) · ar قَنَاة (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · gl canle (physical confine of a river or slough) · cmn 海峽 /海峡 (narrow body of water between two land masses) · es canal (navigable part of a river) · sh kànāl (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · gd amar (physical confine of a river or slough) · tk kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · hi चैनल (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · be кана́л (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · uk кана́л (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · es estrecho (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ja 海峡 (narrow body of water between two land masses) · nl kanaal (navigable part of a river) · cs kanál (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · bg кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · gd clais (navigable part of a river) · sk prieliv (narrow body of water between two land masses) · mr चॅनल (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · kk канал (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · az məcra (physical confine of a river or slough) · nn kanal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · uz kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · sw idhaa (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · ro canal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · ms saluran (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · pl kanał (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · et kanal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · km ប្រឡាយ (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · bg кана́л (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · es álveo (navigable part of a river) · mi roma (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · fa-ira کانال (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · my ရေကြောင်း (navigable part of a river) · haw awa (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · gl canal (narrow body of water between two land masses) · es canal (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) · pt estreito (narrow body of water between two land masses) · az kanal (communication: path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals) · hi नहर (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) · cy sianel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · bn চ্যানেল (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) · hi नहर (narrow body of water between two land masses) · nl kanaal (physical confine of a river or slough) · mi roma (communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink) · uk кана́л (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)

channel en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈt͡ʃeə̯nəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃeə̯nl̩] (Canada, US)
• (US) audio
• [ˈt͡ʃænəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃænl̩] without æ-raising
• /ˈt͡ʃænəl/ without æ-raising
• /ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nəl/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈt͡ʃeə̯nəl/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nl̩] (Canada, US)

Etymology

From Middle English chanelen, from the noun (see above).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make or cut a channel or groove in.
2. (transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.
   • We will channel the traffic to the left with these cones.
   • The resources channelled to those institutions which showed themselves most adept at formfilling, self-promotion and presentation were inadequate to sustain the quality they claimed. 1997, Eric J Evans, Thatcher and Thatcherism:
   • But the real excitement is to be found in Erith and Thamesmead, where the Blairites in exile are channelling their hopes on Georgia Gould, 22, daughter of Mr Tony's famed pollmeister Philip. 2009 March 4, Hugh Muir, “Diary”, in The Guardian:
3. (as of a dead person, of a spirit, transitive) To serve as a medium for.
   • She was channeling the spirit of her late husband, Seth.
4. (transitive) To follow as a model, especially in a performance.
   • He is channeling the most narcotic form of oratory in modern America for whites as well as blacks: a preacherly style of speaking rooted in black American tradition. 2008 April 27, John Mcwhorter, “Talking the Talk”, in The New York Times:
   • He was trying to channel President Reagan, but the audience wasn't buying it.
   • So I handed out lyrics by Allan Sherman, the shticky 1960s parody writer who my father revered and channeled to the end. 2007 June 17, Bob Morris, “Mirth, in Honor of Dad”, in The New York Times:
   • When it is my turn to sing karaoke, I am going to channel Ray Charles.

Forms

Deriveds

backchannel

Translations (37)

bg канализи́рам (direct the flow) · pl kierować (direct the flow) · de kanalisieren (direct the flow) · ru направля́ть (direct the flow) · sv leda (direct the flow) · ca canalitzar (direct the flow) · es encauzar (direct the flow) · nl omleiden (direct the flow) · nl leiden (direct the flow) · ms salurkan (direct the flow) · de nachahmen (assume personality of other person) · ru изображать (assume personality of other person) · nn kanalisere (direct the flow) · pt imitar (assume personality of other person) · de nachmachen (assume personality of other person) · it convogliare (direct the flow) · it imitare (assume personality of other person) · nl kanaliseren (direct the flow) · nb kanalisere (direct the flow) · de leiten (direct the flow) · es canalizar (direct the flow) · fr canaliser (direct the flow) · nl nadoen (assume personality of other person) · da kanalisere (direct the flow) · ru напра́вить (direct the flow) · de nacheifern (assume personality of other person) · fi kanavoida (direct the flow) · pt canalizar (direct the flow) · ru играть (assume personality of other person) · es dirigir (direct the flow) · cmn 引導 /引导 (direct the flow) · fi kanavoida (assume personality of other person) · sv kanalisera (direct the flow) · nl imiteren (assume personality of other person) · el διοχετεύω (direct the flow) · ja 向ける (direct the flow) · de lenken (direct the flow)

channel en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• [ˈt͡ʃeə̯nəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃeə̯nl̩] (Canada, US)
• (US) audio
• [ˈt͡ʃænəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃænl̩] without æ-raising
• /ˈt͡ʃænəl/ without æ-raising
• /ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nəl/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈt͡ʃeə̯nəl/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nəl] ~ [ˈt͡ʃɛə̯nl̩] (Canada, US)

Etymology

From chainwale.

Meanings

1. The wale of a sailing ship which projects beyond the gunwale and to which the shrouds attach via the chains. One of the 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.

Forms