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漏斗 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • funnel noun A cone-shaped tool with a narrow tube, used to pour liquids or powders into a small opening.
  • hopper noun A funnel-shaped container that holds material and releases it from the bottom, used in machines, silos, and drainpipes.

Senses

漏斗 is used for these senses in English:

  • funnel A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
  • hopper A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.

funnel — full definition

  1. noun A cone-shaped tool with a narrow tube, used to pour liquids or powders into a small opening.
  2. verb To direct or channel something through a narrow path, or to focus resources toward one goal.

hopper — full definition

  1. noun A funnel-shaped container that holds material and releases it from the bottom, used in machines, silos, and drainpipes.
  2. noun A jumping insect, especially a young grasshopper or locust.
  3. noun Someone or something that hops.
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