channeling

[ chan-l-ing ]

/ ˈtʃæn l ɪŋ /

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noun

Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.

the practice of professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide.

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Also especially British, chan·nel·ling .

Origin of channeling

First recorded in 1970–75

At the top of the pyramid is the C-suite, which prioritizes the channeling of data into business value.
Getting the most from your data-driven transformation: 10 key principles|Janice Zdankus, Anthony Delli Colli|October 14, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It’s a lightweight, comfortable road helmet with wind tunnel vents and internal channeling.
The best bike helmets for fun cycling and safety at every age|Irena Collaku|August 14, 2021|Popular-Science
Tolkien, channeling something similar, conjured the Eye of Sauron.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He spends the rest of the movie struggling to clear his name and channeling Harrison Ford from The Fugitive.
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A choice Johnson says he made channeling a Harpo Marx type character, and not a “mysterious Oriental.”
‘Star Wars’ Director Rian Johnson May Bring Balance to the Force|Rich Goldstein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, at least with his new disco campaign ad, he'll be channeling Kanye West by adding some 808s to his likely heartbreak tonight.
Texas's Disco Candidate For Lieutenant Governor|Ben Jacobs|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On campus—and even off-campus—divestment has long been a popular means of channeling outrage.
Why Stanford Should Keep Its Coal Stocks|Daniel Gross|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first success at channeling this nuclear power in a nonbomb device had been accomplished in England in 1958.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim
On road work, plowing and sprinkling are estimated per unit-area; and in quarry work, channeling is so estimated.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
It is also occasionally used to signify channeling or grooving.
Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley
One of these (Fig. 7) indicates the cost of channeling rock.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
The change in the channeling of public investment funds was introduced in the hope of increasing the effectiveness of their use.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole