funnel

Definition of funnel in English English dictionary: To use a funnel; A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel; To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense
Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.; A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like; {n} a kind of pipe, part of a chimney, passage; A ship's chimney or smokestack; a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends; {i} device with a wide opening at the top which narrows as it reaches the bottom (used to conduct liquids into a small opening); the spinning cloud that reaches down to earth from the storm; fun·nel funnels funnelling funnelled in AM, use funneling, funneled1. A funnel is an object with a wide, circular top and a narrow short tube at the bottom. Funnels are used to pour liquids into containers which have a small opening, for example bottles; A funnel is a metal chimney on a ship or railway engine powered by steam. a merchantman with three masts and two funnels; Not sure, but it's bad Sudden loss of control from a control surface being presented to the relative wind; A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like; The smokestack or "chimney" of the ship; If something funnels somewhere or is funnelled there, it is directed through a narrow space. The winds came from the north, across the plains, funnelling down the valley High tides in the North Sea were funnelled down into the English Channel by a storm; (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) 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 a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle; If you funnel money, goods, or information from one place or group to another, you cause it to be sent there as it becomes available. Its Global Programme on AIDS funnelled money from donors to governments = channel; 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; Ship's chimney; You can describe as a funnel something that is narrow, or narrow at one end, through which a substance flows and is directed. These fires create convection funnels, and throw a lot of particles into the upper atmosphere; (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship); move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"; A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel; {f} channel, centralize; send through a funnel; A funnel occurs when one or more skydivers find themselves in an unstable body position and end up in a skydivers burble The resulting loss of stability for the other skydivers usually causes the formation to break up; The smokestack Used to eject smoke from a ship's boilers and maintain a fresh supply of oxygen to the fires Collapsed funnels could cause a ship to lose speed due to "choked" boilers caused by the resulting inadequate draft
funnel cake: A specialty food made from deep-fried batter and originally associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States
funnel cakes: plural form of funnel cake
funnel chanterelle: An edible mushroom, Cantharellus tubaeformis
funnel chanterelles: plural form of funnel chanterelle
funnel cloud: A tapering cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex. A tornado is a funnel cloud which reaches the ground
When we saw the funnel cloud, we headed for the basement.
funnel clouds: plural form of funnel cloud
funnel mark: The identifying mark of a shipping company, displayed on the ship's funnel (smokestack)
funnel plot: A scatterplot of effect size against a measure of study size or variablity, used primarily as a visual aid to detecting and displaying bias or systematic heterogeneity
funnel plots: plural form of funnel plot
funnel weaver: An araneomorph funnel-web spider
funnel weavers: plural form of funnel weaver
funnel cloud: A funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud and that often precedes the formation of a tornado
funnel web: A funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web
funnel funds: transfer money to
funnel to: transfer funds to, convey money to
Büchner funnel: A piece of laboratory equipment used for filtration; it is a ceramic funnel with a flat base on which the filter paper is laid flat; normally used with a vacuum pump
Sydney funnel-web spider: a venomous spider, Atrax robustus, native to Australia
araneomorph funnel-web spider: Any spider of the family Agelenidae
araneomorph funnel-web spiders: plural form of araneomorph funnel-web spider
filter funnel: a glass funnel, into which is placed filter paper or other material, through which a liquid / solid mixture is poured in order to separate them
funneling: Alternative spelling of funnelling
separating funnel: a piece of laboratory glassware in which the components of a mixture are partitioned between two immiscible liquids
a funnel: tunnel
funneled: {s} channeled, centralized; sent through a funnel
funneling: {i} channeling, centralizing; act of sending through a funnel
funnelled: {s} channeled, centralized; sent through a funnel
funnelling: {i} channeling, centralizing; act of sending through a funnel
funnels: plural of funnel

funnel

Hyphenation

fun·nel

Turkish pronunciation

fʌnıl

Synonyms

carry, channel, conduct, convey, filter, move, pass, pipe, pour, siphon, traject, transmit

Pronunciation

/ˈfənəl/ /ˈfʌnəl/

Etymology

[ 'f&-n&l ] (noun.) 15th century. Old English funel, fonel, probably through Old French from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”); in (“in”) + fundere (“to pour”); compare Breton founil (“funnel”), Welsh ffynel (“air hole, chimney”). See fuse.