Nautical. a navigable route between two bodies of water.
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the deeper part of a waterway.
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a wide strait, as between a continent and an island.
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a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel.
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a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade.
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channels, the specific, prescribed, or official course or means of communication: In an emergency he was able to reach the governor without going through channels.
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a groove or furrow.
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a means of access: He considers the Senate a channel to the White House.
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Architecture.
a.
a flute in a column, esp. one having no fillet between it and other flutes.
b.
any of the prominent vertical grooves in a triglyph.
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(in jazz or popular music) a bridge.
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a frequency band of sufficient width for one- or two-way communication from or to a transmitter used for television, radio, CB radio, telephone, or telegraph communication.
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Computers. a path for the transfer of signals or data within a computer or between a computer and its peripheral equipment.
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either of the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.
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Cell Biology. a transient opening made by a protein embedded in a cell membrane, permitting passage of specific ions or molecules into or out of the cell: calcium channel.
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a tubular passage for liquids or fluids.
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Building Trades.
a.
any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle.
b.
a number of such members: channel in 100-foot lengths.
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