channel
noun
[ ˈtʃan(ə)l ]
• a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
• a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.
• a method or system for communication or distribution.
• "they didn't apply through the proper channels"
Similar:
means,
medium,
instrument,
mechanism,
agency,
vehicle,
route,
avenue,
course,
method,
mode,
procedure,
technique,
• an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal.
• "an audio channel"
• a tubular passage or duct for liquid.
• "fish eggs have a small channel called the micropyle"
• a groove or furrow.
• "a solid block of metal that is machined to create channels into which screw-in cartridge valves can be installed"
channel
verb
• direct towards a particular end or object.
• "the council is to channel public funds into training schemes"
• (of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit).
• "she was channelling the spirit of Billie Holiday"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ (see cane). Compare with canal.
