funnel
English
/ˈfʌnəl/
noun
Definitions
- A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English funell derived from Old French *founel derived from Latin fundibulum (funnel).
Origin
Latin
fundibulum
Gloss
funnel
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cake English
- cytofunnel English
- funnel cake English
- funnelform English
- funnelless English
- funnelshaped English
- metafunnel English
- refunnel English
- shaped English
- fundibulum Latin
- ファンネル Japanese
- funell Middle English
- *founel Old French
- funelo Esperanto
- fuineall Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- fonilh Occitan
- fanol Tok Pisin