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Canal word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "canal" word

[noun] long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
[noun] a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
[noun] (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
[verb] provide with a canal, as of a city
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\Ca*nal"\, n. [F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel; prob. from a root signifying ``to cut''; cf. D. kanaal, fr. the French. Cf. {Channel}, {Kennel} gutter.] 1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc. 2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear. {Canal boat}, a boat for use on a canal; esp. one of peculiar shape, carrying freight, and drawn by horses walking on the towpath beside the canal. {Canal lock}. See {Lock}.
\Ca*nal"\, n. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal. [Alaska]

Synonyms for canal

canalise, canalize, channel, duct, epithelial duct

See also: alimentary tract | cartilaginous tube | cerebral aqueduct | channel | common bile duct | conduit | cut | ductule | ductus deferens | Erie Canal | inguinal canal | lachrymal duct | lacrimal duct | lactiferous duct | nasolacrimal duct | passage | pore | race | salivary duct | seminal duct | shipway | sinus venosus sclerae | umbilical cord | urethra | vas deferens |

Related terms: aqueduct, bottleneck, carve, conduit, cut, dado, ditch, flume, goffer, groove, moat, narrows, neck, oviduct, salpinx, slit, streamway, swash, tailrace, thoracic duct, urethra, waterworks

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Let's analyse "canal" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LANAC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. .- -. .- .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: canal: 1 + 1 = 2, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: canal: 3 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 3 = 13, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (2) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty

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