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point vs channel

channel vs point

point and channel both are nouns.

point and channel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
point Yes No Yes No
channel Yes No Yes No
As verbs, channel is a hyponym of point; that is, channel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than point:
  • point: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • channel: direct the flow of
Other hyponyms of point include dock, sheer, pull over, helm, crab, navigate, stand out, starboard, conn, navigate, pilot, corner, tree, park.
point (noun) channel (noun)
sharp end a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
a wall socket a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
the gun muzzle's direction a television station and its programs
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip a path over which electrical signals can pass
an outstanding characteristic (often plural) a means of communication or access
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic 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 geometric element that has position but no extension 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)
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
the object of an activity
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
a promontory extending out into a large body of water
one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
a V shape
a very small circular shape
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
an instant of time
point (verb) channel (verb)
give a point to send from one person or place to another
repair the joints of bricks direct the flow of
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
be a signal for or a symptom of
direct into a position for use
be positionable in a specified manner
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
mark with diacritics
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
sail close to the wind
be oriented
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