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multiple
Noun
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A constant product of a number.
3, 6, 9 and 12 are multiples of 3.
channel
Noun
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The bottom and sides ("banks") of a river or other place where water moves.
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The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
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The part of a river where boats can pass.
We have to keep our boat in the channel.
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A narrow body of water between two land masses.
The English Channel lies between France and England.
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The part that connects a data source to a data sink.
A channel stretches between them.
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A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals.
We are using one of the 24 channels.
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A path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.
The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs.
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A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.
Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line.
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A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle.
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A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose.
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The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.
This chip in this disk drive is the channel device.
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The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.
The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.
channel
Verb
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If you channel something, you direct its flow.
We will channel the cars to the left.
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To take on the personality of another person.
When it is my turn to sing Karaoke, I am going to channel Ray Charles.
system
Noun
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A group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.
radio
Noun
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A radio is piece of electronic equipment that sends or receives signals though the air and plays voice, music, or other sounds.
I used to carry a small radio, but now I have an MP3 player.
When I'm in the car, I usually listen to the radio.
The news will be on the radio in about five minutes.
CBC 99.1 FM is my favorite radio station.
The pilot tried to contact the airport over the radio.
radio
Verb
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If you radio someone, you send a message to them using a radio.
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If you radio a message, you send it to someone using a radio.
communication
Noun
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Communications are the ways of sending and receiving information.
The army is setting up a new communications network to improve communication.
Each time he sent a communication to Bidault it was held up by d'Argenlieu.