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Funnel plot — A funnel plot is a useful graph designed to check the existence of publication bias in meta analyses. Quotation Funnel plots, introduced by Light and Pillemer (Light 1994) and discussed in detail by Egger and colleagues (Egger 1997b, Sterne… … Wikipedia
Funnel — Fun nel, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. A vessel of the shape of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Funnel box — Funnel Fun nel, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. A vessel of the shape … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Funnel stay — Funnel Fun nel, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. A vessel of the shape … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
funnel — [fun′əl] n. [ME fonel < (prob. via an OFr form) Prov fonilh, enfonilh < L fundibulum, infundibulum, a funnel < infundere, to pour in < in , IN 1 + fundere, to pour: see FOUND3] 1. an instrument consisting of an inverted cone with a… … English World dictionary
funnel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fonel, from Anglo French fonyle, from Old Occitan fonilh, from Medieval Latin fundibulum, short for Latin infundibulum, from infundere to pour in, from in + fundere to pour more at found Date: 15th century 1. a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Funnel — For other uses of the term, see Funnel (disambiguation). A typical kitchen funnel … Wikipedia
Shape of the Universe — Edge of the Universe redirects here. For the Bee Gees song, see Edge of the Universe (song). The local geometry of the universe is determined by whether Omega is less than, equal to or greater than 1. From top to bottom: a spherical universe, a… … Wikipedia
funnel — n. & v. n. 1 a narrow tube or pipe widening at the top, for pouring liquid, powder, etc., into a small opening. 2 a metal chimney on a steam engine or ship. 3 something resembling a funnel in shape or use. v.tr. & intr. (funnelled, funnelling; US … Useful english dictionary
funnel — 1. noun /ˈfʌn.əl/ a) A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel. b) A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke… … Wiktionary
