English
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Etymology
OE.: funel, fonel, prob. through Old French. 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|Fuse
Pronunciation
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/"fVn@l/
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Noun
en-noun
- 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.
- A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
Related terms
Funnel box
Funnel stay
<!-- (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a
steamer's funnel.-->
Translations
trans-top|vessel used to pour liquids
Croatian: lijevak f, to�ir m
Czech: trychtý� m
Danish: tragt c
Finnish: suppilo, tratti
French: entonnoir m
German: Trichter m
Hungarian: tölcsér
Italian: imbuto m
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Portuguese: funil m
Romanian: pâlnie f
Slovak: lievik m
Slovene: lijak m
Spanish: embudo m
Swedish: tratt c
Telugu: �రా�� (garaaTu)
trans-bottom
trans-top|passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance
Danish: skorstenspibe c
French: cheminée f
trans-mid
German: Schlot m
Romanian: cos|cos (de fum) m
Spanish: chimenea f
trans-bottom
to be checked
ttbc|Polish: lej m
See also
tundish
Verb
to funnel
- To use a funnel.
- To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.
#:Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.
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