transmission - communication by means of transmitted signals

gutter, trough - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

limbers - a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well

passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass

dado - a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

fluting, flute - a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column

quirk - a narrow groove beside a beading

rabbet, rebate - a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

track - a groove on a phonograph recording

rut - a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

stria, striation - any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue

washout - the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"

Harlem River - a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx

body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"

canal - (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

English Channel - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain

Hampton Roads - a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay

Mozambique Channel - an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa

rill - a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)

river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

strait, sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

tideway - a channel in which a tidal current runs

watercourse - natural or artificial channel through which water flows

Windward Passage - a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea

communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

back channel - an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel"

lens - (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"

inter-group communication, liaison, contact, link - a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"

canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal - the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes

ductule, ductulus - a very small duct

canaliculus - a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants

canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae - a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins

venous sinus, sinus - a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel

ampulla - the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear

lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct - any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands

nasolacrimal duct - a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity

Haversian canal - any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone

hepatic duct - the duct that drains bile from the liver

canalis inguinalis, inguinal canal - oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus

bile duct, common bile duct - a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum

pancreatic duct - a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine

lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel - a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation

salivary duct - a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth

aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct - a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles

ureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct

canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal - a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina

umbilical cord - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta

vagina - the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"

epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens

ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

seminal duct - the efferent duct of the testis in man

ejaculatory duct - a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland

cartilaginous tube - a duct with cartilaginous walls

bronchiole - any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli

alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple

television station, TV station - station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts

marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"

convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"

pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"

bring in - transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"

retransmit - transmit again

carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"

channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"

translate - bring to a certain spiritual state

release, turn - let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"

send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"