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ch

/t͡ʃ/

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noun

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

Examples :

"He wore a gold chain around the neck."

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A series of interconnected things.

Examples :

"This led to an unfortunate chain of events."

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A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.

Examples :

"That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town."

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A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.

Examples :

"When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen."

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A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.

Examples :

"The surveyor used a ch to accurately measure the length of the field before marking out the plots of land. "

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A long measuring tape.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the ch to measure the length of the new window frame. "

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A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.

Examples :

"The farmer measured the field in chains to determine how much fencing he needed. "

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A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.

Examples :

"During the team's brainstorming session, Maria identified a ch of ideas related to improving customer service, arranging them from the simplest to implement to the most complex. "

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A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).

Examples :

"The nervous energy was palpable as everyone waited to hear if the ch would hold together after the buyer for the Smith's house got cold feet. "

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noun

That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.

Examples :

"the chains of habit"

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(in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

Examples :

"The old sailing ship needed new chs welded to its sides to properly secure the rigging. "

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The warp threads of a web.

Examples :

"The loom tightly held the ch, preparing it for the weft threads that would form the fabric. "

material part structure

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The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.

Examples :

"The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel."

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The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.

Examples :

"A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city."

nautical geography ocean

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The navigable part of a river.

Examples :

"We were careful to keep our boat in the channel."

geography nautical

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A narrow body of water between two land masses.

Examples :

"The English Channel lies between France and England."

geography nautical

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Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.

Examples :

"The news was conveyed to us by different channels."

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noun

A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.

Examples :

"Rainwater flowed down the ch of the pillar, creating a small stream on the patio. "

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A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.

Examples :

"The guard-rail provided the channel between the downed wire and the tree."

electronics technical electronics

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The narrow conducting portion of a MOSFET transistor.

Examples :

"The technician carefully measured the ch of the MOSFET to ensure proper circuit operation. "

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noun

(communication) The part that connects a data source to a data sink.

Examples :

"A channel stretches between them."

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noun

(communication) A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals, usually distinguished from other parallel paths.

Examples :

"We are using one of the 24 channels."

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(communication) A single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.

Examples :

"The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs."

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(communication) A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.

Examples :

"Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line."

communication technology electronics signal system device

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A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.

Examples :

"KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle."

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A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.

Examples :

"NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose."

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(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.

Examples :

"This chip in this disk drive is the channel device."

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(technic) The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.

Examples :

"The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel."

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A distribution channel

Examples :

"Our company uses online stores and local retailers as its main ch to reach customers. "

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A particular area for conversations on an IRC network, analogous to a chat room and often dedicated to a specific topic.

Examples :

""I joined the #knitting ch on the IRC network to discuss yarn and patterns with other crafters." "

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An obsolete means of delivering up-to-date Internet content.

Examples :

"Before RSS feeds, keeping up with new content on websites often required relying on a "ch", a now-forgotten tool that periodically checked for updates. "

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A psychic or medium who temporarily takes on the personality of somebody else.

Examples :

"During the seance, the ch began to speak with a gruff voice, claiming to be the deceased grandfather. "

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noun

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully inspected the ch to ensure the shrouds were securely attached for the upcoming voyage. "

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pronoun

The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.

Examples :

"While "ch" is not a standard English pronoun and does not have the definition provided, I believe there might be a misunderstanding. Could you please clarify the word you intended or provide more context? "

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pronoun

The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.

Examples :

"Mom drove my sister and I to school."

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