funnel

Meanings

• noun

  A hollow cylindrical container with a gradually narrowing shape for conducting or collecting liquid or other substances.

  - "The funnel was used to pour oil into the lamp."
  - "The baker used a funnel to fill the donuts with jelly."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with funnel
bunnel , runnel , munnel

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Variants

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funnel , funnels , funneled , funneling , funnelled , funnelling , funnel cloud , funnel clouds

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Etymology

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Old English funnel, from funel, a funnel-shaped sieve or strainer.

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Trivia

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1. The largest funnel in the world is the Skovshoved Oil Terminal in Denmark, with a diameter of 250 meters and a depth of 45 meters.

2. The term 'funnel' is also used in astronomy to describe the shape of a nebula or galaxy, particularly those with a bright central core and a gradually narrowing shape.

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Related Concepts

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1. Converging funnel: A funnel with a narrowing shape that converges towards the bottom, used to collect or contain substances.

2. Diverging funnel: A funnel with a widening shape that diverges towards the bottom, used to disperse substances or control the flow of air or liquids.

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Culture

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The funnel has been used in various cultural contexts, such as in cooking and baking to control the flow of liquids and powders, in science and engineering for various applications, and in literature and art to represent concepts of flow and transformation.

How to Memorize "funnel"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a cone with a small opening at the bottom. Visualize pouring a liquid into the cone, which gradually narrows as it flows towards the bottom, collecting in the container below.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'funnel' with the image of a narrowing tube or container used to collect or control the flow of substances.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Funnel for Food: Uniformly Nourish, Funnel Eats Liquids' to remember the meaning of the word.

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