Collins English-English Dictionary

channel ['tʃæn^əl]

1. 1. n a broad strait connecting two areas of sea

2. 2. n the bed or course of a river, stream, or canal

3. 3. n a navigable course through a body of water

4. 4. n [often plural] a means or agency of access, communication, etc

   to go through official channels

5. 5. n a course into which something can be directed or moved

   a new channel of thought

6. 6. n [electronics] a band of radio frequencies assigned for a particular purpose, esp the broadcasting of a television signal

7. 7. n a path for an electromagnetic signal

   a stereo set has two channels

8. 8. n a thin semiconductor layer between the source and drain of a field-effect transistor, the conductance of which is controlled by the gate voltage

9. 9. n a tubular or trough-shaped passage for fluids

10. 10. n a groove or flute, as in the shaft of a column

11. 11. n [computing] a path along which data can be transmitted between a central processing unit and one or more peripheral devices

12. 12. n one of the lines along the length of a paper tape on which information can be stored in the form of punched holes

13. 13. n short for channel iron

14. 14. vb to provide or be provided with a channel or channels; make or cut channels in (something)

15. 15. vt. [tr] to guide into or convey through a channel or channels

    information was channelled through to them

16. 16. vt. to serve as a medium through whom the spirit of (a person of a former age) allegedly communicates with the living

17. 17. vt. [tr] to form a groove or flute in (a column, etc)

18. 18. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis pipe, groove, conduit; see canal

channel ['tʃæn^əl]

1. 1. n [nautical] a flat timber or metal ledge projecting from the hull of a vessel above the chainplates to increase the angle of the shrouds

2. 2. n [Etymology] C18: variant of earlier chainwale; see chain, wale¹ (planking)