Funnel
11funnel — fun|nel1 [ˈfʌnl] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old Provençal; Origin: fonilh, from Latin infundibulum, from fundere to pour ] 1.) a thin tube with a wide top that you use for pouring liquid into a container with a narrow opening, such as a bottle 2.) BrE …
12funnel — n. & v. n. 1 a narrow tube or pipe widening at the top, for pouring liquid, powder, etc., into a small opening. 2 a metal chimney on a steam engine or ship. 3 something resembling a funnel in shape or use. v.tr. & intr. (funnelled, funnelling; US …
13Funnel — Trichterwolke Unter einer Trichterwolke, nach dem englischen Begriff auch Funnel bzw. Funnel cloud genannt, versteht man den sichtbaren Teil einer rotierenden Luftsäule mit einer mehr oder weniger vertikalen Rotationsachse. Sie erstreckt sich… …
14funnel — n. [L. infundibulum, funnel] 1. (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Internal opening of both male and female genital ducts; see female and male funnel,. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) See peritrophic membrane. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) a. A specialized siphon… …
15funnel — funnellike, adj. /fun l/, n., v., funneled, funneling or (esp. Brit.) funnelled, funnelling. 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 …
16funnel — 1. noun /ˈfʌn.əl/ a) 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. b) A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke… …
17funnel — fun|nel1 [ fʌnl ] noun count 1. ) a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a container 2. ) a tube that lets out smoke and steam from the engine of a boat or old fashioned train funnel… …
18funnel — [15] Etymologically, a funnel is something used for ‘pouring in’. The word comes via Provençal fonilh from Latin infundibulum ‘funnel’. This was a derivative of infundere ‘pour in’, a compound verb formed from in ‘in’ and fundere ‘pour’ (source… …
19funnel — noun 1》 a utensil that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening. 2》 a metal chimney on a ship or steam engine. verb (funnels, funnelling, funnelled; US funnels, funneling, funneled) 1》… …
20funnel — 1 noun (C) 1 a tube used for pouring liquids or powders into a container with a narrow opening: Use a funnel to pour the oil into the bottle. 2 BrE a metal chimney for letting smoke out from a steam engine or steam ship compare smokestack 2 verb… …
