funnel

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈfʌnəl/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈfʊnəl/ Rhymes: -ʌnəl === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== funnel (plural funnels) 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. (marketing, figurative) Ellipsis of purchase funnel (“the process of customer acquisition conceptualized as a series of stages, from initial awareness (top) to sale or conversion (bottom)”). top of (the) funnel marketing ― awareness stage marketing (meteorology) Ellipsis of funnel cloud. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== tundish ==== Verb ==== funnel (third-person singular simple present funnels, present participle (US) funneling or (UK) funnelling, simple past and past participle (US) funneled or (UK) funnelled) (transitive) To use a funnel. (intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow. 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1] A line of clocks in our cheap hotel displays the time in Lagos, Bucharest, Kiev: the capitals of pilgrims who come to kneel at the birthplace of Christ. In reality the entire world funnels through the Church of the Nativity. (transitive) To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.). (transitive) To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party. ===== Derived terms ===== refunnel ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== funnel (plural funnels) Alternative form of fummel (“hybrid animal”). == Italian == === Alternative forms === funnelle (uncommon) funnello (uncommon) === Etymology === Borrowed from English funnel. === Noun === funnel m (invariable) (rare) funnel Synonym: imbuto