channel
nouns
a path over which electrical signals can pass
"a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company"
is derived from
a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
"the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
is derived from
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
"the ship went aground in the channel"
domain category
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
"the river was navigable for 50 miles"
is a type of (narrower)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
"they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
(often plural) a means of communication or access
"it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
is derived from
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
"the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
is derived from
a television station and its programs
"a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels"
a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
"possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores"
verbs
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
direct the flow of
"channel information towards a broad audience"
is derived from
is derived from
send from one person or place to another
"transmit a message"
is derived from
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