channel1 /chanˈəl/ noun- The bed of a stream of water
- A strait or narrow sea
- A navigable passage through a body of water
- A passage for conveying a liquid
- A groove or furrow
- A gutter
- Means of passing or conveying
- A spiritual medium (also channˈel(l)er)
- Gravel, shingle (also channˈer; Scot)
- (in pl) means of communication
- A one-way path for a signal
- A physical path for data, eg between a central processing unit and a peripheral device (computing)
- A narrow range of frequencies, part of a frequency band, for the transmission of radio and television signals without interference from other channels
- A television or radio organization broadcasting on a particular frequency
transitive verb (channˈelling; channˈelled)- To make a channel
- To furrow
- To convey (through)
- To direct (into a particular course; lit and figurative)
- To act as a spiritual medium for
ORIGIN: OFr chanel, canel, from L canālis a canal channˈelize or channˈelise transitive verb - To create or provide a channel for
- To direct or convey through a channel
channˈelled adjective channˈel(l)er noun channelˈ-hop intransitive verb (informal) - To cross the English Channel, usu for shopping, and return on the same day
- Same as channel-surf below
channˈel-hopper noun channˈel-hopping noun channel seam noun A seam on clothing outlined by stitching running along both sides channel seaming noun channel stone or channel stane noun (Scot) A curling-stone channˈel-surf intransitive verb (informal) To switch rapidly between different television channels in a forlorn attempt to find anything of interest channˈel-surfer noun channˈel-surfing noun channel of distribution (marketing) The means by which a product reaches the consumer from the producer, eg through wholesalers, retailers, etc (also distribution channel) the Channel The English Channel |