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Funnel Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Funnel? [n] smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) [n] 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 [n] a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends [v] move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Funnel: funnel shape Related Terms \| Find terms related to Funnel: adjutage \| approach \| asymptote \| bottleneck \| canalize \| carry \| catheter \| center \| centralize \| channel \| channelize \| chimney \| close \| close in \| close up \| close with \| collision course \| come together \| complex cone \| concenter \| concentralization \| concentralize \| concentrate \| concentration \| concourse \| concurrence \| conduct \| cone \| conelet \| confluence \| conflux \| congress \| conoid \| converge \| convergence \| converging \| convey \| cop \| cornet \| crossing \| drainpipe \| efflux tube \| fall in with \| fire hose \| flue \| flue pipe \| flume \| focalization \| focus \| fumarole \| garden hose \| gas pipe \| hose \| hosepipe \| hub \| ice-cream cone \| intersect \| meet \| meeting \| mutual approach \| narrow the gap \| narrowing gap \| nip \| nipple \| organ pipe \| pinch \| pine cone \| pipe \| pipeline \| pipette \| piping \| put through \| put through channels \| radius \| reed \| reed pipe \| run together \| siamese \| siamese connection \| siphon \| smokeshaft \| smokestack \| snorkel \| soil pipe \| spokes \| stack \| standpipe \| steam pipe \| stem \| stovepipe \| straw \| tangent \| tap \| taper \| traject \| transmit \| trench \| tube \| tubing \| tubulation \| tubule \| tubulet \| tubulure \| unite \| waste pipe \| water pipe See Also \| bell \| cone \| cone shape \| conoid \| displace \| move \| ship \| smokestack \| stack \| utensil Funnel In Webster's Dictionary \Fun"nel\, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. 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. 2. 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. {Funnel box} (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water. --Knight. {Funnel stay} (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel.

Funnel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Funnel?

[n] smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
[n] 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
[n] a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
[v] move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Funnel: funnel shape

Funnel In Webster's Dictionary

\Fun"nel\, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L.
fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in;
in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel
air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.]
1. 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.

2. 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.

{Funnel box} (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely
   crushed ore from water. --Knight.

{Funnel stay} (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a
   steamer's funnel.

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