Definition of canal

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Canal (n.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear..

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Hydraulics :: Hydraulics (n.) That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like..
Splanchnic :: Splanchnapophysis (n.) Any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary canal, as the jaws and hyoidean apparatus..
Pharynx :: Pharynx (n.) The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias..
Alisphenoidal :: Alisphenoidal (a.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal..
Conveyance :: Conveyance (n.) The instrument or means of carrying or transporting anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or means by which, anything is carried from one place to another; as, stagecoaches, omnibuses, etc., are conveyances; a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance for water..
Reach :: Reach (n.) An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land..
Nasopalatine :: Nasopalatine (a.) Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve..
Decani :: Decani (a.) Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side..
Concession :: Concession (n.) A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal..
Lift :: Lift (n.) A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals..
Canaliculi :: Canaliculi (pl. ) of Canaliculu.
Canal :: Canal (n.) An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc..
Ependyma :: Ependyma (n.) The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
Canaliculate :: Canaliculate (a.) Alt. of Canaliculate.
Aqueduct :: Aqueduct (n.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain..
Meatus :: Meatus (n. sing. & pl.) A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus. See Illust. of Ear..
Gynaecophore :: Gynaecophore (n.) A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some di/cious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Haematozoa..
Curve :: Curve (a.) A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal..
Water Course :: Water course () A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands..
Gastropneumatic :: Gastropneumatic (a.) Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air passages, and to the cavities connected with them; as, the gastropneumatic mucuos membranes..
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