Discovery Definition–noun, plural -er·ies. | 1. | the act or an instance of discovering. |
| 3. | Law. compulsory disclosure, as of facts or documents. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter, italics ) U.S. Aerospace. the third space shuttle to orbit and return to earth. |
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Channel Definition–noun | 1. | the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. |
| 2. | Nautical. a navigable route between two bodies of water. |
| 3. | the deeper part of a waterway. |
| 4. | a wide strait, as between a continent and an island. |
| 5. | a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel. |
| 6. | a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade. |
| 7. | channels, the specific, prescribed, or official course or means of communication: In an emergency he was able to reach the governor without going through channels. |
| 9. | a means of access: He considers the Senate a channel to the White House. |
| 10. | Architecture. | a. | a flute in a column, esp. one ha
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| b. | any of the prominent vertical grooves in a triglyph. |
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| 11. | (in jazz or popular music) a bridge. |
| 12. | a frequency band of sufficient width for one- or two-way communication from or to a transmitter used for television, radio, CB radio, telephone, or telegraph communication. |
| 13. | Computers. a path for the transfer of signals or data within a computer or between a computer and its peripheral equipment. |
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| 15. | Cell Biology. a transient opening made by a protein embedded in a cell membrane, permitting passage of specific ions or molecules into or out of the cell: calcium channel. |
| 16. | a tubular passage for liquids or fluids. |
| 17. | Building Trades. | a. | any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle. |
| b. | a number of such members: channel in 100-foot lengths. |
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–verb (used with object) | 18. | to convey through or as through a channel: He channeled the information to us. |
| 19. | to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests. |
| 20. | to excavate as a channel. |
| 21. | to form a channel in; groove. |
–verb (used without object) | 22. | to become marked by a channel: Soft earth has a tendency to channel during a heavy rain. |
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