channelization C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌtʃænələˈzeɪʃən/ UK /ˌtʃænəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of directing something into or through a channel The channelization of the river reduced flooding downstream. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of directing... channelingdirectionroutingconductionfunneling Word family Related forms channelchannelize Etymology AI details From channelize + -ation. Channel derives from Old French chanel, from Latin canālis ('pipe, groove, channel'), from canna ('reed, pipe'). canālis Latin canna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # channelization **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌtʃænələˈzeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌtʃænəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of directing something into or through a channel ## Examples - The channelization of the river reduced flooding downstream. ## Synonyms - channeling - direction - routing - conduction - funneling ## Related Forms - channel - channelize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: canālis - Root: canna ## Etymology From channelize + -ation. Channel derives from Old French chanel, from Latin canālis ('pipe, groove, channel'), from canna ('reed, pipe'). ## AI Etymology Channelization comes from channelize + -ation. Channel derives from Old French chanel, from Latin canālis ('pipe, groove, channel'), from canna ('reed, pipe'). The historical trail runs through canālis in Latin and canna in Latin. Morphologically, channelization is transparent: it draws on channelize + -ation. Used as a noun, channelization now means "the act of directing something into or through a channel", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as channel and channelize. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown