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Meaning of "funnel-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNNEL-LIKE

funnel-like  [ˈfʌn əlˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNNEL-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Funnel-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUNNEL-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of funnel-like in the English dictionary

The first definition of funnel-like in the dictionary is like or resembling a hollow utensil with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc, into a narrow-necked vessel. Other definition of funnel-like is like or resembling a smokestack for smoke and exhaust gases, as on a steamship or steam locomotive. Funnel-Like is also like or resembling a shaft or tube, as in a building, for ventilation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNNEL-LIKE


bristlelike
ˈbrɪsəlˌlaɪk
camellike
ˈkæməlˌlaɪk
cymbal-like
ˈsɪmb əlˌlaɪk
girdle-like
ˈɡɜːdəlˌlaɪk
jewel-like
ˈdʒuːəlˌlaɪk
junglelike
ˈdʒʌŋɡəlˌlaɪk
mammal-like
ˈmæməlˌlaɪk
maplelike
ˈmeɪpəlˌlaɪk
metal-like
ˈmetəlˌlaɪk
needlelike
ˈniːdəlˌlaɪk
nettle-like
ˈnɛtəlˌlaɪk
opal-like
ˈəʊpəlˌlaɪk
petal-like
ˈpɛtəlˌlaɪk
saddle-like
ˈsædəlˌlaɪk
squirrel-like
ˈskwɪrəlˌlaɪk
swivel-like
ˈswɪvəlˌlaɪk
temple-like
ˈtempəlˌlaɪk
tinsel-like
ˈtɪnsəlˌlaɪk
tunnel-like
ˈtʌnəlˌlaɪk
vowel-like
ˈvaʊəlˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNNEL-LIKE

funned
funnel
funnel cap
funnel cloud
funnel-web
funnelform
funnelled
funnelling
funnier
funnies
funniest
funnily
funnily enough
funniness
funning
funny
funny bone
funny business
funny cigarette
funny farm

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNNEL-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
hammer-like
human-like
jelly-like
like-for-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of funnel-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «funnel-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNNEL-LIKE

Find out the translation of funnel-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of funnel-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «funnel-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漏斗状的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en forma de embudo
570 millions of speakers

English

funnel-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीप की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشبه القمع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Воронка , как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em forma de funil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফানেল মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entonnoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Corong seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trichterartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

漏斗様の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깔때기 처럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Funnel-like
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kênh như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனல் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फनेल -सारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

huni benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imbuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lejkowata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Воронка , як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- pâlnie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μορφής χοάνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tregter -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trattliknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

traktliknende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of funnel-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNNEL-LIKE»

The term «funnel-like» is normally little used and occupies the 123.600 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNNEL-LIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «funnel-like» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «funnel-like» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about funnel-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNNEL-LIKE»

Discover the use of funnel-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to funnel-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Global Optimization of Funnel-like Functions for Protein ...
The mechanism of protein-involved molecular interactions is also studied from another perspective.
Yang Shen, 2008
2
Integrated Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering
The generation of the funnel-like porous scaffolds may be explained by possible ice crystal formation. When the temperature of the aqueous collagen solution is lowered to its freezing point in the presence of ice particulate templates, the ...
Murugan Ramalingam, Ziyad Haidar, Seeram Ramakrishna, 2012
3
The Vegetable Materia Medica and Practice of Medicine
Hinder round Funnel like — Arises from the round cartilage on the back part; inserted into the back of the funnel-cartilage; use, to open the upper end of the windpipe. . Side round Funnel like — Arises from the side of the round car- trtage;  ...
Abel Tennant, 1837
4
Numerical Simulation of Straight Line Flow with Sparse ...
Basically, there are two kind of vortical structures in this field: double vortex rolls aligned immediately parallel to the floor and the funnel-like iso-surfaces above the double vortex rolls. The evolution of the funnel-like iso-surfaces from the far ...
Miao Li, 2008
5
RNA 3D Structure Analysis and Prediction
In order to achieve this, the energy landscape that describes the relationship between the conformation and the energy should have a funnel-like shape. More explicitly, when plotting the energy versus RMSD for a large ensemble of ...
Neocles Leontis, Eric Westhof, 2012
6
The Big Influence of Small Things
A funnel, like this one. Place the funnel in the little bottle. Now I need a volunteer to hold the funnel steady. Choose another volunteer. And I need my other two volunteers again to hold the bottle and the bowl. Okay, are you ready? (response ) ...
Brett Blair, Tim Carpenter, 2003
7
Drive-in Theaters: A History from Their Inception in 1933
The funnel-like member is of any suitable length, as for instance, three to six feet, and from a suitable fan or blower, (not shown), clean or filtered air is blown into the small end of the funnel 28 through suitable nozzles 31, so that a clean stream  ...
Kerry Segrave, 2006
8
Blackbeard&'s Cup and Stories of the Outer Banks
Just take a funnel like you saw me do and put it in his mouth. Then pour the whole contents of the bottle into the funnel. That's all I would do if I was there.” “ But, Dr. Liverman,” wailed the old lady. “Horace has got such big teeth and I don't know ...
Judge Whedbee, 1989
9
Cisternal Anatomy of the Vitreous
23. Schematic drawing. When superimposed upon each other, cisternal walls form funnel-like lamellae. The innermost funnel separates the vitreous cone from the peripheral vitreous. The vitreous cone consists of the ciliobursal (ccb: canalis  ...
J. G. F. Worst, Leonoor I. Los, 1995
10
The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the ...
640F–K (1979). Leaves 30–100 cm, in a funnel-like rosette, minutely scaly; sheaths inconspicuous, slightly darker than the blades; blades 3–4 cm wide, broadly rounded, minutely spine-tipped, minutely toothed. Scape slender, white- woolly.
James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNNEL-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term funnel-like is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Does Blowing Glass Smell Like? Diffusion Stations As Art in …
Visitors are invited to place their faces over four tall elegant funnel-like flacons, which are essentially diffusing stations, and take a whiff. «New York Observer, Jul 15»
2
Catching squid with Rob
The squid propel themselves by taking in a huge amount of water and jetting it out through a funnel-like apparatus. When alarmed, the squid ... «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»
3
With $10 million in her pocket, Rice scientist buys a microscope
This current of electrons then passes through a funnel-like device that, like a narrowing river, further accelerates them to near the speed of light. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
5 things to know and your feet will kiss you
You simply stick your head in this big funnel-like contraption and it reads the pattern of the pores under your eyes and ... just kidding. «Philadelphia Business Journal, Jun 15»
5
Handful still without power after storm sweeps through RI
Funnel-like clouds were reported in Woonsocket and Lincoln, and over the border in Massachusetts, but there were no confirmed touchdowns. «Chron.com, Jun 15»
6
Inside Eileen Gray's villa E1027
... cleverly folding drawers, a blue and white colour palette and a funnel-like glass staircase up to the roof reveal her nautical intentions. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
Country's longest bridge to be built on Agra-Lucknow e-way | Agra …
This would have led to a funnel-like situation for speeding vehicles which would zoom past at a speed of 120 km per hour on the 302-km stretch ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
8
It's official: Wye creature was a sea monster
The so-called 'monster', Hereford's answer to Jaws with its funnel-like mouth and sharp teeth, has been identified as a sea lamprey, a species ... «Ledbury Reporter, Jun 15»
9
Vandals attack Anish Kapoor's vagina – but is it a sphincter?
The name “Dirty Corner” and the funnel-like entrance point towards more anal connotations for me. The surrounding detritus is somehow ... «The Conversation UK, Jun 15»
10
Funnel cloud or something else?
On the left side of the photo is the suspicious funnel-like cloud dropping down to just above tree level. This picture shows some cork-screw-like ... «newsnet5.com, Jun 15»

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