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funil — 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.
  • vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.

Senses

funil 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.
  • vortex (figuratively) Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.

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.

vortex — full definition

  1. noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
  2. noun A situation of intense, chaotic activity that seems to draw everything nearby into it.

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