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fun·nel
(fŭn′əl)n.
1.
a. 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.
b. 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. fun·neled, fun·nel·ing, fun·nels or fun·nelled or fun·nel·ling
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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funnel
(ˈfʌnəl)n
1. (Tools) a hollow utensil with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc, into a narrow-necked vessel
2. something resembling this in shape or function
3. (Nautical Terms) a smokestack for smoke and exhaust gases, as on a steamship or steam locomotive
4. (Building) a shaft or tube, as in a building, for ventilation
vb, -nels, nelling or -nelled, -nels, -neling or -neled
5. to move or cause to move or pour through or as if through a funnel
6. to concentrate or focus or be concentrated or focused in a particular direction: they funnelled their attention on the problem.
7. (intr) to take on a funnel-like shape
[C15: from Old Provençal fonilh, ultimately from Latin infundibulum funnel, hopper (in a mill), from infundere to pour in]
ˈfunnel-ˌlike adj
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fun•nel
(ˈfʌn l)n., v. -neled, -nel•ing (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n.
1. a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
2. a smokestack, esp. of a steamship.
3. a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation.
v.t. 4. to concentrate or focus: They funneled their profits into research projects.
5. to pour through or as if through a funnel.
v.i. 6. to pass through or as if through a funnel.
[1375–1425; late Middle English fonel < early Gascon fonilh « Latin infundibulum]
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fun·nel
(fŭn′əl) A utensil with a wide opening at one end and a tube at the other, used to pour liquids or other substances into a container with a small mouth.
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funnel
Past participle: funnelled
Gerund: funnelling
| Imperative |
|---|
| funnel |
| funnel |
| Present |
|---|
| I funnel |
| you funnel |
| he/she/it funnels |
| we funnel |
| you funnel |
| they funnel |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I funnelled |
| you funnelled |
| he/she/it funnelled |
| we funnelled |
| you funnelled |
| they funnelled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am funnelling |
| you are funnelling |
| he/she/it is funnelling |
| we are funnelling |
| you are funnelling |
| they are funnelling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have funnelled |
| you have funnelled |
| he/she/it has funnelled |
| we have funnelled |
| you have funnelled |
| they have funnelled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was funnelling |
| you were funnelling |
| he/she/it was funnelling |
| we were funnelling |
| you were funnelling |
| they were funnelling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had funnelled |
| you had funnelled |
| he/she/it had funnelled |
| we had funnelled |
| you had funnelled |
| they had funnelled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will funnel |
| you will funnel |
| he/she/it will funnel |
| we will funnel |
| you will funnel |
| they will funnel |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have funnelled |
| you will have funnelled |
| he/she/it will have funnelled |
| we will have funnelled |
| you will have funnelled |
| they will have funnelled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be funnelling |
| you will be funnelling |
| he/she/it will be funnelling |
| we will be funnelling |
| you will be funnelling |
| they will be funnelling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been funnelling |
| you have been funnelling |
| he/she/it has been funnelling |
| we have been funnelling |
| you have been funnelling |
| they have been funnelling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been funnelling |
| you will have been funnelling |
| he/she/it will have been funnelling |
| we will have been funnelling |
| you will have been funnelling |
| they will have been funnelling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been funnelling |
| you had been funnelling |
| he/she/it had been funnelling |
| we had been funnelling |
| you had been funnelling |
| they had been funnelling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would funnel |
| you would funnel |
| he/she/it would funnel |
| we would funnel |
| you would funnel |
| they would funnel |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have funnelled |
| you would have funnelled |
| he/she/it would have funnelled |
| we would have funnelled |
| you would have funnelled |
| they would have funnelled |
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Noun 1. [画像:funnel - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends]funnel - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
2. funnel - 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
bell - the flared opening of a tubular device
utensil - an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
3. funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
smokestack, stack - a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Verb 1. funnel - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
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funnel
noun
verb
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Translations
قُمْع قِمْعمِدْخَنَه
trychtýřkomín
tragtskorsten
suppilotratti
lijevak
hajókéménykéménytölcsér
reykháfurtrekt
じょうご
깔때기
dūmenispiltuve
cos
lijakdimnik
tratt
กรวย
phễu
funnel
[ˈfʌnl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
funnel
n
(for pouring) → Trichter m
(Naut, Rail) → Schornstein m; two-funnelled (Brit) or two-funneled (US) steamer → Dampfer m → mit zwei Schornsteinen
(US: = ventilation shaft etc) → Luftschacht m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
funnel
(ˈfanl) noun1. a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc. You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can. tregter قِمْع фуния funil trychtýř der Trichter tragt χωνί embudo lehter قیف suppilo entonnoir משפך फनल lijevak tölcsér corong trekt imbuto じょうご 깔때기 piltuvas piltuve corong trechter trakt lejek قیف funil pâlnie воронка lievik lijak levak tratt กรวย huni 漏斗 лійка قیف cái phễu 漏斗
2. a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes. skoorsteen مِدْخَنَه комин chaminé komín der Schornstein skorsten φουγάρο chimenea, conducto de humos korsten دودکش استوانه ای savupiippu cheminée ארובה धुआं निकलने का छिद्र brodski dimnjak kémény (mozdonyé, hajóé) cerobong reykháfur canna 煙突 (기선 등의) 굴뚝 kaminas (tvaikoņa, lokomotīves) dūmenis serombong pijp skorstein, pipe komin قيف: دكښنۍ دود كښ دقيف chaminé coş de fum дымовая труба komín dimnik dimnjak skorsten ปล่องควัน baca 煙囟 димар; димохід جہاز کی چمنی phần dưới ống khói 烟囟
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funnel
→ قُمْع trychtýř tragt Trichter χωνί embudo suppilo entonnoir lijevak imbuto じょうご 깔때기 trechter trakt lej funil воронка tratt กรวย huni phễu 漏斗Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
fun·nel
n. embudo.
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