channelization

noun

Etymology

From channel + -ization.

  1. derived from canālis — “groove; canal; channel
  2. derived from chanel
  3. inherited from chanel
  4. suffixed as channelization — “channel + ization

Definitions

  1. The straightening and widening of a stream or river.

    • Section 404 of the Clean Water Act does not regulate activities such as drainage, ditching, and channelization for agricultural production.
  2. The division of a wide-band communications channel into multiple narrow-band channels.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for channelization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA