channel

chan·nel ¹  (chnl)

n.

1. The bed of a stream or river.

2. The deeper part of a river or harbor, especially a deep navigable passage.

3. A broad strait, especially one that connects two seas.

4. A trench, furrow, or groove.

5. A tubular passage for liquids; a conduit.

6. A course or pathway through which information is transmitted: new channels of thought; a reliable channel of information.

7. A route of communication or access. Often used in the plural: took her request through official channels.

8. In communications theory, a gesture, action, sound, written or spoken word, or visual image used in transmitting information.

9. Electronics A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.

10. Computer Science A site on a network, as on IRC, where online conversations are held in real time by a number of computer users.

11. The medium through which a spirit guide purportedly communicates with the physical world.

12. A rolled metal bar with a bracket-shaped section.

13. A temporary opening in a cell membrane that allows ions or molecules to pass into or out of the cell.

tr.v. chan·neled also chan·nelled, chan·nel·ing also chan·nel·ling, chan·nels also chan·nels

1. To make or cut channels in.

2. To form a groove or flute in.

3. To direct or guide along some desired course: channels her curiosity into research.

4. To serve as a medium for (a spirit guide).

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[Middle English chanel, from Old French, from Latin canlis; see canal.]

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channel·er n.

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chan·nel ²  (chnl)

n. Nautical

A wood or steel ledge projecting from a sailing ship's sides to spread the shrouds and keep them clear of the gunwales.

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[Alteration of obsolete chainwale : chain + wale.]

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Channel [ˈtʃæn^əl]

n

(Placename) the. short for English Channel

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channel¹

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a broad strait connecting two areas of sea

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the bed or course of a river, stream, or canal

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a navigable course through a body of water

4. (often plural) a means or agency of access, communication, etc. to go through official channels

5. a course into which something can be directed or moved a new channel of thought

6. (Electronics) Electronics

a.  a band of radio frequencies assigned for a particular purpose, esp the broadcasting of a television signal

b.  a path for an electromagnetic signal a stereo set has two channels

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

7. a tubular or trough-shaped passage for fluids

8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a groove or flute, as in the shaft of a column

9. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing

a.  a path along which data can be transmitted between a central processing unit and one or more peripheral devices

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

10. (Engineering / Metallurgy) short for channel iron

vb -nels, -nelling, -nelled US, -nels -neling, -neled

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

2. (tr) to guide into or convey through a channel or channels information was channelled through to them

3. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) to serve as a medium through whom the spirit of (a person of a former age) allegedly communicates with the living

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (tr) to form a groove or flute in (a column, etc.)

[from Old French chanel, from Latin canālis pipe, groove, conduit; see canal]

channeller  n

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channel²

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a flat timber or metal ledge projecting from the hull of a vessel above the chainplates to increase the angle of the shrouds

[variant of earlier chainwale; see chain, wale¹ (planking)]

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chan•nel¹ (ˈtʃæn l)

n., v. -neled, -nel•ing (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n.

1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.

2. a navigable route between two bodies of water.

3. the deeper part of a waterway.

4. a wide strait, as between a continent and an island.

5. a course into which something may be directed: to direct a conversation to a new channel.

6. a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade.

7. channels, the official course or means of communication: going through channels to reach the governor.

8. a means of access: The Senate is his channel to the White House.

9. channeler (def. 2).

10. a flute in a column.

11. a frequency band of sufficient width for one- or two-way communication from or to a transmitter for TV, radio, CB radio, telephone, or telegraph communication.

12. bus ¹ (def. 5).

13. the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.

14. a transient opening made by a protein structure embedded in a cell membrane, permitting passage of specific ions or molecules into or out of the cell: calcium channel.

15. a tubular passage for liquids or fluids.

16.

a. any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle.

b. a number of such members.

c. a flanged metal beam or bar with a U-shaped cross section.

v.t.

17. to convey through or as if through a channel.

18. to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests.

19. to excavate as a channel.

20. to form a channel in.

21. to reach, or convey messages from, by channeling: to channel an ancient Egyptian spirit.

v.i.

22. to become marked by a channel: Soft earth channels during a heavy rain.

23. to perform channeling.

[1250–1300; Middle English chanel < Old French < Latin canālis waterpipe; see canal]

chan•nel² (ˈtʃæn l)

n.

a horizontal timber or ledge built outboard from the side of a sailing vessel to spread shrouds and backstays outward.

[1760–70; alter. of chain wale]

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channel  (chnl)

1. A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.

2. The part of a field effect transistor, usually U-shaped, through which current flows from the source to the drain. See more at field effect transistor.

3. A pathway through a protein molecule in a cell membrane that modulates the electrical potential across the membrane by controlling the passage of small inorganic ions into and out of the cell.

4. The bed or deepest part of a river or harbor.

5. A large strait, especially one that connects two seas.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	channel - a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company" transmission channel transmission - communication by means of transmitted signals
	2.	channel - 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" gutter, trough - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater limbers - a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
	3.	channel - 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) groove dado - a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it fluting, flute - a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) quirk - a narrow groove beside a beading rabbet, rebate - a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together track - a groove on a phonograph recording rut - a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" stria, striation - any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue washout - the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
	4.	channel - 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" body of water, water - 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" canal - (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion gut - a narrow channel or strait rill - a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" strait, sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water tideway - a channel in which a tidal current runs watercourse - natural or artificial channel through which water flows
	5.	channel - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" communication channel, line communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" back channel - an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel" lens - (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen" inter-group communication, liaison, contact, link - a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one line of gab, patter, spiel - plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
	6.	channel - 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" duct, epithelial duct, canal pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal - the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes ductule, ductulus - a very small duct canaliculus - a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae - a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins venous sinus, sinus - a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel ampulla - the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct - any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands nasolacrimal duct - a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity Haversian canal - any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone hepatic duct - the duct that drains bile from the liver canalis inguinalis, inguinal canal - oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus bile duct, common bile duct - a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum pancreatic duct - a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel - a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation salivary duct - a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct - a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles ureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal - a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina umbilical, umbilical cord - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta vagina - the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct seminal duct - the efferent duct of the testis in man ejaculatory duct - a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland cartilaginous tube - a duct with cartilaginous walls bronchiole - any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
	7.	channel - a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels" television channel, TV channel television station, TV station - station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts
	8.	channel - 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" distribution channel marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"
Verb	1.	channel - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" transmit, impart, carry, conduct, convey convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse" pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices" bring in - transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" retransmit - transmit again carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
	2.	channel - direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience" canalise, canalize channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
	3.	channel - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" translate - bring to a certain spiritual state release, turn - let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

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channel

noun

1. means, way, course, approach, medium, route, path, avenue We'll be lodging a complaint through the official channels.

2. strait, sound, route, passage, canal, waterway, main Oil spilled into the channel following a collision between a tanker and a trawler.

3. duct, chamber, artery, groove, gutter, furrow, conduit Keep the drainage channel clear.

verb

direct, guide, conduct, transmit, convey Stephen is channelling all his energies into his novel.

Translations

channel [ˈtʃænl]

A. N (= watercourse, TV channel) → canal m; (= strait) → estrecho m; (= deepest part of river) → cauce m (fig) [of communication] → vía f
irrigation channel → acequia f, canal m de riego
green/red channel (Customs) → pasillo m verde/rojo
to go through the usual channels → seguir las vías normales
the (English) Channel → el Canal(de la Mancha)
channel of distribution → vía f or canal m de distribución

B. VT (= hollow out) [+ course] → acanalar; (= direct) [+ river] → encauzar (fig) [+ interest, energies] → encauzar, dirigir (into a)

C. CPD the Channel Islands NPL → las Islas Anglonormandas or del Canal de la Mancha
the Channel Tunnel N → el túnel del Canal de la Mancha

channel off VT + ADV (lit, fig) [+ water, energy, resources] → canalizar

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Channel [ˈtʃæn^əl] n
the Channel, the English Channel → la Manche

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channel [ˈtʃæn^əl]

n

[TV] → chaîne f
There's football on the other channel → Il y a du football sur l'autre chaîne.

[river, sea] → chenal m

(fig) (= means, medium) the usual channels → la filière habituelle
through the usual channels; through the normal channels → en suivant la filière habituelle
diplomatic channels → voies fpl diplomatiques

(= groove) → rainure f

(at customs) → file f green channel, red channel

vt [+ water] → acheminer

to channel sth into [+ interest, energies] → diriger qch vers; [+ money, resources] → diriger qch vers
channel crossing n → traversée f de la Manche
Channel ferry n (British) → ferry m transmanche inv
channel-hopping [ˈtʃæn^əlhɒpɪŋ] n → zapping m

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channel

n

(= watercourse) → (Fluss)bett nt; (= strait) → Kanal m; (= deepest part of river etc) → Fahrrinne f; the (English) Channel → der Ärmelkanal

(fig, usu pl) (of bureaucracy etc) → Dienstweg m; (of information etc) → Kanal m; (of thought, interest etc) → Bahn f; if you go through the right channels → wenn Sie sich an die richtigen Stellen wenden; to go through the official channels → den Dienstweg gehen; you’ll have to go through channels (US) → Sie werden den Dienstweg einhalten müssen; through the usual channels → auf dem üblichen Wege

(= groove) → Furche f, → Rinne f

(TV, Rad) → Kanal m, → Programm nt

vt

(= dig out, furrow) way, course → sich (dat) → bahnen

(= direct) water, river → (hindurch)leiten (through durch)

(fig) efforts, interest → lenken (→ into auf +acc); energy also → kanalisieren; crowd also → dirigieren

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channel:

channel changer

n (Brit TV) → Fernbedienung f

Channel ferry

n (Brit) → Kanalfähre f

channel-hop

vi (Brit TV inf) → ständig umschalten or den Kanal wechseln, zappen (inf)

channel-hopping

n (Brit TV inf) → ständiges Umschalten, Zappen nt (inf)

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channel:

Channel Islander

n → Bewohner(in) m(f) → der Kanalinseln

Channel Islands

pl → Kanalinseln pl

channel-surf

vi (esp US TV inf) = channel-hop

channel-surfing

n (esp US TV inf) = channel-hopping

Channel Tunnel

n → Kanaltunnel m

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Channel [ˈtʃænl] n the (English) Channel → il Canale della Manica, la Manica

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channel [ˈtʃænl]

1. n (Geog, TV) (also fig) → canale m; (of river, sea) → alveo
to go through the usual channels → seguire la normale procedura
green/red channel (Customs) → uscita "niente da dichiarare"/"merci da dichiarare"

2. vt (hollow out, course) → scavare; (direct, river) → far scorrere, convogliare (fig) (interest, energies) to channel into → concentrare su, indirizzare verso, canalizzare

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channel (ˈtʃӕnl) noun

1. the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow. a sewage channel. kanaal مَمَرٌّ مائي، قَناة проток canal stružka, kanál der Kanal, das Flußbett rende; kanal αγωγός canal voolusäng, kanal بستر uoma chenal תְעֲלָה नहर, चैनल इत्यादि kanal csatorna saluran farvegur canale 流床 통로 kanalas kanāls alur kanaal kanal, renne, leie kanał بستر canal canal сток kanál struga kanal ränna, kanal ร่องน้ำ kanal 溝渠 канал راستہ rãnh 沟渠

2. a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail. kanaal قَناة пролив canal kanál die Fahrrinne sejlrende πέρασμα, κανάλι canal sõiduvesi بخش ژرف رودخانه؛ لنگرگاه kanava canal תְעֲלָה जलमार्ग kanal csatorna kanal skipaskurður canale 水路 물길 kanalas kanāls; ūdensceļš kanal vaargeul skipslei tor ګودر، لار، سړك، تيريدونكى، دكتاب يا وينايوه برخه، عبارت canal canal фарватер kanál kanal kanal segelränna ร่องน้ำลึก kanal 水道 фарватер دریا میں گہرے پانی کا رستہ luồng 水道

3. a narrow stretch of water joining two seas. the English Channel. kanaal قَنال канал canal průliv der Kanal kanal πορθμός canal kanal گذرگاه آبی؛ دریا راه kanaali détroit תְעֲלָה दो समुद्रों को जोड़ने वाली एक खाड़ी kanal, prokop csatorna terusan sund canale 海峡 해협 sąsiauris Lamanšs selat kanaal kanal, strede, sund kanał د دریا لار canal strâmtoare, canal пролив prieliv ožina kanal kanal, sund, gatt ช่องแคบ kanal, dar boğaz 海峽 канал دو سمندروں کو جوڑنے والا پانی کا تنگ راستہ eo biển 海峡

4. a means of sending or receiving information etc. We got the information through the usual channels. kanaal قَناةُ (مَعْلومات) канал (за съобщения) meio cesta der Weg kanal κανάλι επικοινωνίας canal, medio kanal رسانه viestintäkanava filière עָרוּץ, צִנוֹר @@@צִינוֹר$$$ माध्यम kanal út saluran (fjarskipta)rás canale 経路 경로 kanalas (informācijas) avots saluran kanaal kanal, bane kanał رسانه meio filieră источник; канал cesta pot, kanal kanal kanal ช่องทางสื่อสาร yol, kanal 途徑 шлях, джерело معلومات بھیجنے / وصول کرنے کا ذریعہ kênh 途径

5. (in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals. BBC Television now has two channels. kanaal قَناةٌ تِلْفِزْيونِيَّه тел. канал canal kanál der Kanal kanal; frekvens κανάλι συχνοτήτων canal kanal کانال kanava chaîne עָרוּץ सिग्नल के प्रसारण या प्राप्ति के लिए टेलीविजन में फ्रीक्वेंसी का बैंड kanal csatorna saluran rás canale チャンネル 채널, 주파수대 kanalas (radio, televīzijas) kanāls siaran net kanal kanał کانال canal canal канал kanál kanal kanal kanal ช่องสัญญาน kanal 頻道 звуковий тракт تیڈیو / ٹی وی کا بینڈ kênh 频道

verb – past tense, past participle ˈchannelled , (American) ˈchanneled –

1. to make a channel in. uitgrawe يَحْفُرُ، يَشُقُّ прокарвам канал sulcar vykopat kanál aushöhlen lave en kanal; grave en kanal ανοίγω πέρασμα canalizar kanalit rajama گذرگاه ساختن kanavoida creuser un canal dans לְתָעֵל दिशा देना iskopati kanal csatornáz membuat saluran gera skurð/sund/farveg í scavare canali 水路を作る 통로를 만들다 iškasti kanalą izveidot kanālu membentuk kanaliseren lage/grave ut en kanal tworzyć kanał w لاره پكښې جوړول: تر لاره تېرول sulcar a-şi face drum prin проводить канал vykopať kanál izkopati (kanal) kanalisati göra kanal i, gräva ut ขุดเป็นร่อง kanal açmak 開闢水道 проводити канал رستہ بنانا đào rãnh 开辟水道

2. to direct into a particular course. He channelled all his energies into the project. uitstort يُوَجِّهُ في طُرُق مُعَيَّنَه насочвам canalizar zaměřit se na lenken kanalisere διοχετεύω canalizar, dirigir suunama به چیز خاصی معطوف کردن ohjata canaliser לְתָעֵל दिशाबद्ध करना kanalizirati terel menyalurkan veita, beina convogliare (～に) 向ける (관심, 힘 등을 ~)에 돌리다 nukreipti novirzīt menyalurkan concentreren kanalisere kierować د یوه خاص شی کی معطوف شول canalizar a cana­liza направлять (в определённое русло) zamerať usmeriti usmeriti kanalisera, leda มุ่งไปยัง yöneltmek 引導 спрямовувати в певне русло کسی مخسوص راستے پر لگانا hướng vào 引导

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channel → مجرى نهر kanál kanal Programm κανάλι canal kanava chaîne kanal canale チャンネル 해협 kanaal kanal kanał canal канал kanal ช่อง kanal kênh 频道

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chan·nel

n.  canal; estructura tubular; birth ___ → ___ del parto.