Channel
//ˈt͡ʃænəl//
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The word "channel" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Bashi Channel Beagle Channel Bristol Channel Channel Islands Channel Islands Channel Tunnel Channel Tunnel Channel-Port aux Basques Chunnel English Channel Gardos channel SOFAR channel TV channel alpha channel back channel back-channel backchannel barker channel calcium channel blocker change the channel channel bass channel black channel cat channel catfish channel changer channel coal channel drift channel fever channel flashing channel flicker channel hop channel money channel of distribution channel plate channel section channel stopper channel stuffing channel surf channel-bill cuckoo channel-billed cuckoo channel-hop channel-hopping channel-surf channeler channelisation channelization channelize channelography channelome channelopathy channelrhodopsin channelward channelwards chocolate channel clear-channel co-channel interference cochannel covert channel cross channel cross-Channel cross-channel eigenchannel enchannel frequency channel hemichannel interchannel intrachannel ion channel linear channel macrochannel megachannel mesochannel metachannel microchannel midchannel mischannel multichannel nanochannel navigation channel news channel omnichannel palaeochannel paleochannel potassium channel pseudochannel rechannel rechannelization rechannelize side-channel sidechannel sodium channel subchannel superchannel television channel timeshift channel
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band bank bar bay bed body canal chatroom circuit confine connect connection consist content convey course crossing direct distribution channel electrical electromagnetic english english channel english crossing frequency groove gunwale in televisions initiate internet irc man made medium mosfet multipair multiplexing narrow navigable network node numbers obsolete parallel personality physical programming protocol psychic pump reef river separation shallow shroud signal sink slough source specific spectral station television television station televisions terminate time division track transmission transmit turbine tv tv station type type station up to date wale water
Synonym Network
Used For
avoid signal confusion boating carry water to different area competing with other channels for eyeballs delivery of content distinguishing between two similar things moving water and floating things passage of ships pick up signal portion of frequency spectrum remote control to select selection by user swim view watching
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.