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funnel

fun·nel

UK/ˈfʊnəl/ US/ˈfʌnəl/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

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2.

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

3.

(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

verb

1.

move or pour through a funnel

  • “funnel the liquid into the small bottle”

Origin

From Middle English funell, fonel, probably through Old French *founel (compare Middle French fonel, Old Occitan fonilh, enfounilh), from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”); in (“in”) + fundere (“to pour”); compare Breton founilh (“funnel”), Welsh ffynel (“air hole, chimney”). See fuse.

Phrases

  • Büchner funnel
  • dung funnel
  • Emlen funnel
  • filter funnel
  • funnel box
  • funnel cake
  • funnel chanterelle
  • funnel chart

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