channelization
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The division of a wide-band communications channel into multiple narrow-band channels.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Section 404 of the Clean Water Act does not regulate activities such as drainage, ditching, and channelization for agricultural production."
- "1979, Radiofrequency use and management: impacts from the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1979. The specific frequency bands are not consistent with the current design and channelization plans for the DSCS [Defense Satellite Communications System] III."
Etymology
Etymology tree English channel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English channelization From channel + -ization.