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canal vs channel

channel vs canal

canal and channel both are nouns.

canal and channel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canal Yes No Yes No
channel Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal and channel are synonyms defined as:
  • canal and channel: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other synonyms of canal include duct, epithelial duct.
As nouns, channel is a hypernym of canal; that is, channel is a word with a broader meaning than canal:
  • canal: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
  • channel: a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
canal (noun) channel (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion a television station and its programs
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
a path over which electrical signals can pass
(often plural) a means of communication or access
a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
canal (verb) channel (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal send from one person or place to another
direct the flow of
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
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