Meaning of FUNNEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'funl
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- [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"
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| | See Also: | | bell, cone, cone shape, conoid, displace, move, ship, smokestack, stack, utensil | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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