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channel noun; of a river; /ˈtʃænəl/ start learning		The part of a river where boats can pass. We have to keep our boat in the channel.
channel noun; connection; /ˈtʃænəl/ start learning		A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit. The guard-rail provided the channel between the downed wire and the tree.
channel noun; storage medium; /ˈtʃænəl/ start learning		The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head. This chip in this disk drive is the channel device.
comprise y=x; /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ start learning		If x comprises y, y is all the things that, together, make x. The United States comprises 50 states.
convert noun; /ˈkɒnvɜːt/ start learning		A convert is a person who changed their beliefs or religion. countable And we must not discount those who became converts to the new religion.
empirical /ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl/ start learning		If something is empirical, it is based on or can be checked by observation or experience. This hypothesis has been challenged on both theoretical and empirical grounds.
extract verb; /ɪkˈstrækt/ start learning		If you extract something, you take it out of something else. Computers are becoming more useful in helping us extract useful information from the data.

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