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Definition of Canal
1. Noun. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion.
2. Verb. Provide (a city) with a canal.
Exact synonyms: Canalise, Canalize
Generic synonyms: Furnish, Provide, Render, Supply
Derivative terms: Canalisation, Canalization, Canalisation, Canalization
Generic synonyms: Furnish, Provide, Render, Supply
Derivative terms: Canalisation, Canalization, Canalisation, Canalization
3. Noun. A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance. "Poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
Exact synonyms: Channel, Duct, Epithelial Duct
Specialized synonyms: Pore, Canalis Vertebralis, Spinal Canal, Vertebral Canal, Ductule, Ductulus, Canaliculus, Canal Of Schlemm, Schlemm's Canal, Sinus Venosus Sclerae, Sinus, Venous Sinus, Lachrymal Duct, Lacrimal Duct, Tear Duct, Nasolacrimal Duct, Haversian Canal, Hepatic Duct, Canalis Inguinalis, Inguinal Canal, Bile Duct, Common Bile Duct, Pancreatic Duct, Lymph Vessel, Lymphatic Vessel, Salivary Duct, Aqueductus Cerebri, Cerebral Aqueduct, Sylvian Aqueduct, Ureter, Urethra, Canalis Cervicis Uteri, Cervical Canal, Umbilical, Umbilical Cord, Vagina, Epididymis, Ductus Deferens, Vas Deferens, Seminal Duct, Ejaculatory Duct, Cartilaginous Tube, Bronchiole, Alimentary Canal, Alimentary Tract, Digestive Tract, Digestive Tube, Gastrointestinal Tract, Gi Tract, Lactiferous Duct
Generic synonyms: Passage, Passageway
Terms within: Ampulla
Derivative terms: Canalize, Channelize
Specialized synonyms: Pore, Canalis Vertebralis, Spinal Canal, Vertebral Canal, Ductule, Ductulus, Canaliculus, Canal Of Schlemm, Schlemm's Canal, Sinus Venosus Sclerae, Sinus, Venous Sinus, Lachrymal Duct, Lacrimal Duct, Tear Duct, Nasolacrimal Duct, Haversian Canal, Hepatic Duct, Canalis Inguinalis, Inguinal Canal, Bile Duct, Common Bile Duct, Pancreatic Duct, Lymph Vessel, Lymphatic Vessel, Salivary Duct, Aqueductus Cerebri, Cerebral Aqueduct, Sylvian Aqueduct, Ureter, Urethra, Canalis Cervicis Uteri, Cervical Canal, Umbilical, Umbilical Cord, Vagina, Epididymis, Ductus Deferens, Vas Deferens, Seminal Duct, Ejaculatory Duct, Cartilaginous Tube, Bronchiole, Alimentary Canal, Alimentary Tract, Digestive Tract, Digestive Tube, Gastrointestinal Tract, Gi Tract, Lactiferous Duct
Generic synonyms: Passage, Passageway
Terms within: Ampulla
Derivative terms: Canalize, Channelize
4. Noun. Long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation.
Specialized synonyms: Caledonian Canal, Caloosahatchee Canal, Grand Canal, Grand Canal, Cape Cod Canal, Erie Canal, New York State Barge Canal
Specialized synonyms: Cut, Industrial Watercourse, Race, Raceway, Ship Canal, Shipway
Terms within: Lock, Lock Chamber, Lockage
Generic synonyms: Watercourse, Waterway
Derivative terms: Canalise, Canalise, Canalize, Canalize
Specialized synonyms: Cut, Industrial Watercourse, Race, Raceway, Ship Canal, Shipway
Terms within: Lock, Lock Chamber, Lockage
Generic synonyms: Watercourse, Waterway
Derivative terms: Canalise, Canalise, Canalize, Canalize
Definition of Canal
1. n. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.
2. n. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal.
Definition of Canal
1. to dig an artificial waterway through [v -NALLED, -NALLING, -NALS or -NALED, -NALING, -NALS]
Medical Definition of Canal
1. A duct or channel; a tubular structure. A canal or channel. See: canal, duct. Synonym: canalis. Origin: L. Canalis (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canal
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