channel
230
3.6
- noun
- /ˈtʃænəl/
:
canal de comunicación
- We approached you through the correct channels.
- communication channels
- proper channels
- official channels
And here are the other channels we are going to continue to pursue.
- And here are the other channels we are going to continue to pursue.
- And speak to the official diplomatic channels to get us all out.
- If I'm on your social channels, when do I get these videos?
- You have all sorts of special channels, you have Skype, you have e-mail.
Examples
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So far, the Internet has mainly been viewed as an alternative channel for distribution.
Academic text (2015) -
There were virtually no legitimate channels for political expression in the region.
Academic text (2008) -
I have invited him on this channel multiple times.
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Your social media channels are supposed to be for you.
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Currently, there is no direct channel through which dance instruction is delivered in the fifty states.
Academic text (1999) -
We also plan to set up better communication channels between primary and secondary care nursing teams.
Academic text (2011) -
Employees who believe in the existence of effective internal channels of complaint are more likely to follow internal whistleblowing.
Academic text (2013) -
The Internet also served as a channel for threats projected outward from China to other users.
Academic text (2013) -
It affords us a temporary channel of communication with the outside world.
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We need to establish clear communication channels to facilitate the project discussions.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
A connection that carries phone or internet signals
116
4.1
A way to send or store information, for example television
6
2.1
A TV station that shows programs on one number
3
3.4
A way to send information to many people by radio or television
3
3.4
A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
1
3.3
A two-way wireless connection that sends voice or data between places
1
5.5
A wire or path that carries information between two devices
Compounds
9
2.6
A narrow part of the sea that lies between southern England and northern France
- Specialized
5
4.2
A way a company gets products to customers, like stores or online shops
- Specialized
3
3.4
A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
1
3.5
A freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers common in North America and often eaten
- Specialized
1
5.2
A medicine that reduces calcium entering the heart and blood vessels to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
- Specialized
1
6.1
Largest amount of data a channel can send without errors, usually measured in bits per second
A large freshwater catfish with long whiskers and blue-gray color that lives in the Mississippi River
A large catfish with bluish gray skin and a forked tail that lives in rivers like the Mississippi
A national park on islands off southern California with many sea birds and marine life
A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
How Official
230
3.6
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Channel comes from the old Latin word canalis, meaning 'pipe' or 'waterway', which is a clear image of a path for things to move. That's why a communication channel is an official path for messages to travel.