funnel

(fŭn'əl)
n.

1. 1. 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.
   2. 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., -neled, or -nelled, -nel·ing, or -nel·ling, -nels, or -nels.

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.

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

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Definition: channel
Antonyms: scatter, splurge

The safe-approach area centered on the ILS (Instrument Landing System) glide path and normally considered to extend 0.5° above and below and 2° left and right. Aircraft inside the funnel should be able to land.

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For a list of words related to funnel, see:

• Tools, Tests, Units, and Scales - funnel: hollow cone with open tube extending from smaller end, used to catch and direct downward flow of a liquid
• Miscellaneous Tools, Objects, and Supplies - funnel: hollow cone narrowing to long tube for focusing downward flow of liquids
• Utensils and Appliances - funnel: cone open at top and leading into thin tube opening at bottom
• Shapes - funnel: hollow cone with tube extending from base

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tragt, skorsten
v. intr. - passere gennem en snævring
v. tr. - lede, sluse, kanalisere, forme til en tragt

Nederlands (Dutch)
trechter, schoorsteen, luchtkoker, trechtervormig worden/ maken, door een trechter laten stromen, naar één punt laten gaan

Français (French)
n. - entonnoir, cheminée
v. intr. - s'engouffrer dans/à travers, passer dans/par (liquide)
v. tr. - faire passer qch dans (littér), évacuer, (fig) acheminer, débloquer (des fonds, des crédits)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schornstein, Trichter
v. - konzentrieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χοάνη, χωνί, φουγάρο (πλοίου κ.λπ.)
v. - διοχετεύω/-ομαι (μέσω χοάνης)

Italiano (Italian)
ciminiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - funil (m)
v. - passar por funil

Русский (Russian)
воронка, труба парохода, переливать, просачиваться, вложить

Español (Spanish)
n. - chimenea, embudo
v. intr. - encausarse, concentrarse
v. tr. - encausar, concentrar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tratt, skorsten, lufttrumma
v. - koncentrera, kanalisera, samla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
漏斗, 烟囱, 漏斗状的东西, 通过, 注入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 漏斗, 煙囪, 漏斗狀的東西
v. intr. - 通過
v. tr. - 注入

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 깔때기, 굴뚝, 통풍구
v. intr. - 깔때기 모양이 되다, 중심에 모이다
v. tr. - ~을 깔때기 모양으로 하다, ~을 중심으로 모이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - じょうご, 煙突, 漏斗
v. - 注ぐ, 通り抜ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قمع (فعل) يجعل على شكل قمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משפך, ארובה‬
v. intr. - ‮עבר בשטח דמוי משפך‬
v. tr. - ‮הדריך במעבר במשפך‬

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