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channels

/ˈtʃænəlz/

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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."

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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 :

"Rainwater ran down the column, following the carved channels to the ground. "

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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 :

"Electrons flow through the channels of a MOSFET transistor to control the current in a circuit. "

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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 :

"Our company uses online stores and retail shops as the main channels for selling its products. "

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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 :

"On the IRC network, users can join different channels to discuss topics like Linux, programming, or even just general chat. "

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

Examples :

"Back in the early days of the internet, "push" technology used channels to send news updates directly to your desktop, but these became less popular as websites and apps offered more dynamic ways to get information. "

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

Examples :

"The group attended the séance hoping to find a channel who could speak with their deceased grandmother. "

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To make or cut a channel or groove in.

Examples :

"The carpenter will channel the wood to create a decorative groove. "

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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 :

"To prepare for her presentation, Maria channels Michelle Obama's confident speaking style. "

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Examples :

"The shipwright carefully bolted the channels to the hull, ensuring they were strong enough to support the tension of the shrouds. "

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Formal lines of command and procedure.

Examples :

"The school's student council operates through clear channels of communication, from student representatives to the principal. "

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