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channel

/ˈtʃænəl/

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noun

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."

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The navigable part of a river.

Examples :

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

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A narrow body of water between two land masses.

Examples :

"The English Channel lies between France and England."

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

Examples :

"The rain water flowed down the channel carved into the stone steps. "

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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."

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The narrow conducting portion of a MOSFET transistor.

Examples :

"The MOSFET transistor's channel allowed a small current to flow. "

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

Examples :

"A channel stretches between them."

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(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."

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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 :

"The school uses a direct channel for distributing important announcements to parents. "

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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 :

"The tech support team uses a special channel on the IRC network to discuss computer problems. "

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

Examples :

"The school newsletter used to be delivered via the old "channel" for announcements, but now uses a website for updates. "

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

Examples :

"The channel claimed to be communicating with her deceased grandmother. "

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To make or cut a channel or groove in.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully channeled the wood to create a smooth, even surface for the shelf. "

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To direct or guide along a desired course.

Examples :

"We will channel the traffic to the left with these cones."

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(of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.

Examples :

"She was channeling the spirit of her late husband, Seth."

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To follow as a model, especially in a performance.

Examples :

"The young actor channeled his grandfather's energy in his performance of the play. "

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Examples :

"The sailboat's channel supported the shrouds, preventing the sails from dragging on the ship's railing. "

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