channel

channel
channel
channel1 [chan′əl]
n.
[ME chanel, canel < OFr: see CANAL]
1. the bed of a running stream, river, etc.
2. the deeper part of a river, harbor, etc.
3. a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
4. a tubelike passage for liquids
5.
a) any means of passage
b) a course through which something moves or is transmitted, conveyed, expressed, etc.
6. [pl.] the proper or official course of transmission of communications [to make a request through army channels]
7. a long groove or furrow
8. a rolled metal bar whose section is shaped thus ⊔: also channel iron (or bar)
9. a narrow band of frequencies within which a radio or television transmitting station must keep its signal to prevent interference with other transmitters
10. any path that conducts an electronic signal between two points; specif., a pathway by which data is transmitted between two computers, a mainframe and a terminal, or a computer and a peripheral
vt.
channeled or channelled, channeling or channelling
1. to make a channel or channels in
2. to flute (a pillar, column, etc.)
3. to send through a channel
4. in spiritualism, to serve as a medium for (a spirit)
channel2 [chan′əl]
n.
[orig., chain wale]
Historical any of several metal ledges on the sides of a ship used to secure the rigging and keep the ropes free of the gunwales

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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