funnel
noun/ˈfʌnl/
/ˈfʌnl/
- a device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small openingTopics Scientific researchc2
- (also smokestack)a metal chimney, for example on a ship or an engine, through which smoke comes outTopics Transport by waterc2
Word Originlate Middle English: apparently via Old French from Provençal fonilh, from late Latin fundibulum, from Latin infundibulum, from infundere, from in- ‘into’ + fundere ‘pour’.
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