χοάνη — meaning in English
choani
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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.
- melting pot noun A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.
Senses
χοάνη 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.
- melting pot (figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
funnel — full definition
- noun A cone-shaped tool with a narrow tube, used to pour liquids or powders into a small opening.
- verb To direct or channel something through a narrow path, or to focus resources toward one goal.
melting pot — full definition
- noun A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.
- noun A situation in which things are being mixed up and remade, so that the outcome is not yet settled; usually in the phrase 'in the melting pot'.
- noun A vessel used for melting metal or other solids.