Channel
Translation- Channel
- Channel Chan"nel (ch[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [OE. chanel, canel, OF.
chanel, F. chenel, fr. L. canalis. See {Canal}.]
1. The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.
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2. The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels. [1913 Webster]
3. (Geog.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel. [1913 Webster]
4. That through which anything passes; a means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels. [1913 Webster]
The veins are converging channels. --Dalton. [1913 Webster]
At best, he is but a channel to convey to the National assembly such matter as may import that body to know. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column. [1913 Webster]
6. pl. [Cf. {Chain wales}.] (Naut.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks. [1913 Webster]
7. pl. official routes of communication, especially the official means by which information should be transmitted in a bureaucracy; as, to submit a request through channels; you have to go through channels. [PJC]
8. a band of electromagnetic wave frequencies that is used for one-way or two-way radio communication; especially, the frequency bands assigned by the FTC for use in television broadcasting, and designated by a specific number; as, channel 2 in New York is owned by CBS. [PJC]
9. one of the signals in an electronic device which receives or sends more than one signal simultaneously, as in stereophonic radios, records, or CD players, or in measuring equipment which gathers multiple measurements simultaneously. [PJC]
10. (Cell biology) an opening in a cell membrane which serves to actively transport or allow passive transport of substances across the membrane; as, an ion channel in a nerve cell. [PJC]
11. (Computers) a path for transmission of signals between devices within a computer or between a computer and an external device; as, a DMA channel. [PJC]
{Channel bar}, {Channel iron} (Arch.), an iron bar or beam having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel.
{Channel bill} (Zo["o]l.), a very large Australian cuckoo ({Scythrops Nov[ae]hollandi[ae]}.
{Channel goose}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Gannet}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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channel — 1> канал; Ex: channel for irrigation ирригационный канал 2> русло, фарватер; проток; Ex: rivers cut their own channels to the sea реки сами прокладывают себе путь к морю 3> пролив Ла Манш; Ex: C. boat судно, совершающее рейсы между… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Channel — Chan nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Channeled}, or {Channelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Channeling}, or {Channelling}.] 1. To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove. [1913 Webster] No more shall trenching war channel her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Channel — (engl.: Kanal) ist die englische Bezeichnung des Ärmelkanals. bezeichnet bei Hardware einen Übertragungskanal zum Beispiel Dual Channel. ist im Internet Relay Chat (IRC) und anderen Chats die gängige Bezeichnung für einen Chatroom. wird oft bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Channel — noun см. English Channel … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
channel — 1. noun 1) пролив the English channel 2) канал; русло; фарватер;проток 3) сток; сточная канава 4) путь, источник the information was receivedthrough the usual channels информация была получена обычным путем 5) tech.желоб; выемка; паз, шпунт;… … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
channel — 1) канал 2) водоток; русло; фарватер 3) сток, сточная канава || рыть сточную канаву 4) жёлоб; выемка, паз || устраивать жёлоб; вырезать паз 5) архит. каннелюра 6) метал. боров 7) метал. швеллер 8) мн. ч. мёртвые места (в конвертере) 9) машиностр … Англо-русский словарь технических терминов
channel — noun канал m asymmetric channel асимметричный канал asynchronous channel асинхронный канал broadcast channel широковещательный канал channel capacity пропускная способность канала channel fading замирания в канале channel with feedback канал с… … Английский-русский словарь по теории вероятностей, статистике и комбинаторике
channel — 1) канал 2) желобный 3) калевать 4) калевка 5) калевочный 6) каналовый 7) канальный 8) рифлевать 9) рифлить 10) рифтовать 11) швеллер 12) швеллерный … Англо-русский технический словарь
channel — channel1 channeler; esp. Brit., channeller, n. /chan l/, n., v., channeled, channeling or (esp. Brit.) channelled, channelling. n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. 2. Naut. a navigable route between two bodies of water … Universalium
Channel — Channel, Channels, and similar terms may refer to: Channels (band), a rock band fronted by ex Jawbox singer/guitarist J. Robbins Channels (film), a 2008 film Channel, synonym for pre chorus in popular song structure Ion channel, a protein that… … Wikipedia
Фильмы
- Memory About the Courage., 1975 — Annotation: A film about athlete warriors, participants of World War II. Film description: Veterans. The trade union, Komsomol Cross in June 1941. The competitions of children, athletes. Military…
- Rowing and Canoeing. The Olympic Games-80., 1981 — Annotation: The opening of the Olympic Games. Rowing and Canoeing on an artificial row channel in the Moscow district of Krylatskoe. History: The story of the channel, the use of the printing…
- The Volga flows in Moscow., 1984 — Annotation: Newsreel about the channel name of Moscow in connection with the 50 th anniversary of its launch, the history of canal construction and its role in the life of the capital