funnel

fun·nel

 (fŭn′əl)

n.

1.

a. A conical utensil having a small hole or narrow tube at the apex and used to channel the flow of a substance, as into a small-mouthed container.

b. Something resembling this utensil in shape.

2. A shaft, flue, or stack for ventilation or the passage of smoke, especially the smokestack of a ship or locomotive.

v. fun·neled, fun·nel·ing, fun·nels or fun·nelled or fun·nel·ling

v.intr.

1. To take the shape of a funnel.

2. To move through or as if through a funnel: tourists funneling slowly through customs.

v.tr.

1. To cause to take the shape of a funnel.

2. To cause to move through or as if through a funnel.

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[Middle English fonel, from Provençal fonilh, from Late Latin fundibulum, from Latin īnfundibulum, from īnfundere, to pour in; see infuse.]

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funnel

(ˈfʌnəl)

n

1. (Tools) a hollow utensil with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc, into a narrow-necked vessel

2. something resembling this in shape or function

3. (Nautical Terms) a smokestack for smoke and exhaust gases, as on a steamship or steam locomotive

4. (Building) a shaft or tube, as in a building, for ventilation

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

5. to move or cause to move or pour through or as if through a funnel

6. to concentrate or focus or be concentrated or focused in a particular direction: they funnelled their attention on the problem.

7. (intr) to take on a funnel-like shape

[C15: from Old Provençal fonilh, ultimately from Latin infundibulum funnel, hopper (in a mill), from infundere to pour in]

ˈfunnel-ˌlike adj

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fun•nel

(ˈfʌn l)

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

1. a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.

2. a smokestack, esp. of a steamship.

3. a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation.

v.t.

4. to concentrate or focus: They funneled their profits into research projects.

5. to pour through or as if through a funnel.

v.i.

6. to pass through or as if through a funnel.

[1375–1425; late Middle English fonel < early Gascon fonilh « Latin infundibulum]

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fun·nel

(fŭn′əl)

A utensil with a wide opening at one end and a tube at the other, used to pour liquids or other substances into a container with a small mouth.

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funnel

Past participle: funnelled
Gerund: funnelling

Imperative

funnel

funnel

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	funnel - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends funnel shape cone shape, conoid, cone - a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	2.	funnel - a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth bell - the flared opening of a tubular device utensil - an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
	3.	funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight smokestack, stack - a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Verb	1.	funnel - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" 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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funnel

noun

1. pipe, tube, pipeline, duct Use a funnel to re-fuel.

2. chimney, shaft, vent, flue a ship with three masts and two funnels

verb

1. conduct, direct, channel, convey, move, pass, pour, filter This device funnels the water from a downpipe into a butt.

2. channel, direct, pour, filter, convey The centre will funnel money into research.

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Translations

قُمْعقِمْعمِدْخَنَه

trychtýřkomín

tragtskorsten

TrichterSchlotSchornstein

χωνί

embudochimenea

suppilotratti

entonnoircheminée

lijevak

hajókéménykéménytölcsér

reykháfurtrekt

imbutociminierafumaioloincanalarsi

じょうご

깔때기

dūmenispiltuve

trechter

trakt

lej

funil

cos

воронка

lijakdimnik

tratt

กรวย

hunibaca

phễu

漏斗烟囟

funnel

[ˈfʌnl]

A. N (for pouring) → embudo m; [of ship, steam engine etc] → chimenea f

B. VT [+ traffic etc] → canalizar (through por) [+ aid,finance] → encauzar, canalizar (through a través de)

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funnel

[ˈfʌn^əl]

n

(for pouring) → entonnoir m

[ship] → cheminée f

vt (= send) [+ funds, information] → faire passer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

funnel

n

(for pouring) → Trichter m

(Naut, Rail) → Schornstein m; two-funnelled (Brit) or two-funneled (US) steamer → Dampfer m → mit zwei Schornsteinen

(US: = ventilation shaft etc) → Luftschacht m

vt liquid, grain → leiten; (fig) attention, energies, information, funds → schleusen

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funnel

[ˈfʌnl] n (for pouring) → imbuto; (of steam engine, ship) → fumaiolo, ciminiera

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funnel

(ˈfanl) noun

1. a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc. You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can. tregter قِمْع фуния funil trychtýř der Trichter tragt χωνίembudo lehter قیف suppilo entonnoirמשפך फनल lijevak tölcsér corong trekt imbuto じょうご 깔때기 piltuvas piltuve corong trechtertraktlejek قیف funil pâlnie воронка lievik lijak levak tratt กรวย huni 漏斗 лійка قیف cái phễu 漏斗

2. a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes. skoorsteen مِدْخَنَه комин chaminé komín der Schornstein skorsten φουγάροchimenea, conducto de humos korsten دودکش استوانه ای savupiippu cheminéeארובה धुआं निकलने का छिद्र brodski dimnjak kémény (mozdonyé, hajóé) cerobong reykháfur canna 煙突 (기선 등의) 굴뚝 kaminas (tvaikoņa, lokomotīves) dūmenis serombong pijpskorstein, pipekomin قيف: دكښنۍ دود كښ دقيف chaminé coş de fum дымовая труба komín dimnik dimnjak skorsten ปล่องควัน baca 煙囟 димар; димохід جہاز کی چمنی phần dưới ống khói 烟囟

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funnel

→ قُمْع trychtýř tragt Trichter χωνί embudo suppilo entonnoir lijevak imbuto じょうご 깔때기 trechter trakt lej funil воронка tratt กรวย huni phễu 漏斗

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fun·nel

n. embudo.

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