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Definition of funnel

What does funnel mean?

noun

  1. a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
  2. 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
  3. (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

verb (funnelled, funnelling)

  1. move or pour through a funnel

Alternative definition

noun

  1. A utensil 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.
  2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.

verb

  1. To use a funnel.
  2. To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.
  3. [transitive] To direct (money or resources).

Music

"Funnel" is a musical EP of The Cedars Two.

Miscellanea

  1. Funnel: A funnel is the smokestack or chimney on a ship used to expel boiler steam and smoke or engine exhaust. They are also commonly referred to as stacks.
  2. Funnel: In Computer Science, a funnel is a synchronization primitive used in kernel development to protect system resources. First used on Digital UNIX as a way to "funnel" device driver execution onto a single processor, funnels are now used in the Mac OS X kernel to serialize access to the BSD portion of xnu.

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions about funnel

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Google previewGoogle Analytics (2010)

by Justin Cutroni

A funnel is a series of predefined steps, or pages, that a visitor must pass through before reaching a goal. Not every goal will have...

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Google previewPractical Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Ii (2008)

by Dr. A. V. Kasture, Dr. S. G. Wadodkar

Buchner funnel is a perforated bottom porcelain funnel. The funnel is placed on the flask by rubber bung. A filter paper of the size ...

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Google previewThe Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary department (A-Z) (1904)

founil=* funnel; WeL jfynel= an air-hole; Lat. infundibulum, from in=m, an< fundo= to pour.]...

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Google previewONLINE Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry, 2nd Edition (2010)

3 volume set

funnel can focus ions in a broad range of m/z ratio exiting the inlet capillary and transmit them through a conductance limiting...

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Google previewDictionary of Flavors (2008)

by Dolf De Rovira

Separatory Funnel — A glassware device used in the laboratory for the separation of immiscible liquids.

A separatory funnel is used to make solvent plus substrate extracts, twophase extracts, or to separate two immiscible liquids.

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Google previewIllustrated marine encyclopedia (1890)

by Heinrich Paasch

Funnel. The large tube of sheet-iron, extending from the uptake high above the deck ; through which the smoke and heated...

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Sales Funnel Definition

Duration 05:07

The following video is part of BusinessTraining.com video module series. Each video focuses on different business niches and is tailored to training business...

Scrabble value of F4U1N1N1E1L1

The value of this 6-letter word is 9 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

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