pipeline
gb/pˈaɪplˌaɪn/ us/pˈaɪplˌaɪn/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 4400
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
B1
entity
1
system of pipes for transport
A set of pipes that moves liquid or gas from one place to another.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a pipeline carries [something] from [place] to [place]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pipeline' with 'pipe', but 'pipeline' usually refers to an entire system rather than a single tube.
Visawe
conduit (More formal or technical term for a channel that carries fluids, sometimes used metaphorically.)
Vinyume
open channel (Carries fluids in an open trough rather than through closed pipes.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
oil pipeline
|gas pipeline
|water pipeline
|pipeline network
|pipeline construction
Mada
engineering
|energy
|transport
|transportation
|science
Mifano
- The company built a new pipeline to deliver gas to the city.
- An oil spill occurred after the pipeline burst.
- The water supply depends on a pipeline from the mountains.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The pipeline carries water to the town.
- A gas pipeline runs under the road.
- They are fixing the old oil pipeline.
Nomino
B2
entity
2
planned process stages
A number of steps planned to make something happen, especially in work or projects.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[something] is in the pipeline
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may take 'in the pipeline' literally when it often means 'being prepared or developed'.
Visawe
workflow (Focuses more on the order of tasks than on the future availability aspect.)
Vinyume
completed work (Refers to tasks that are finished rather than still in progress.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
project pipeline
|sales pipeline
|development pipeline
|pipeline of products
Mada
business
|technology
|planning
|work
Mifano
- Several new games are in the company's development pipeline.
- We have a strong sales pipeline for next quarter.
- The project is still in the early stages of the pipeline.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The new phone is in the pipeline.
- We have many ideas in the project pipeline.
- A new law is in the pipeline.
Nomino
technical
B2
entity
3
processing stages chain
A set of steps that handle data or materials, where each step uses the result from the one before it.
Visawe
process chain (Less technical term; used outside computing as well.)
Vinyume
single-step process (Does not involve multiple connected stages.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
data pipeline
|processing pipeline
|software pipeline
Mada
technology
|computing
|manufacturing
|science
Mifano
- The software uses a data pipeline to process information efficiently.
- In manufacturing, the assembly line acts as a type of pipeline.
- The graphics pipeline handles rendering tasks in stages.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The computer program has a data pipeline.
- A factory uses a pipeline to make cars.
- The video game has a graphics pipeline.
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pipeline
IPA
GB/pˈaɪplˌaɪn/
US/pˈaɪplˌaɪn/
Silabi na mkazo
pipeline (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (pipeline)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: pipeline
- Plural: pipelines
Familia ya neno
Forms
pipelines
noun
Core family
pipe
noun A2
Related words
piping
noun
Advanced or less common
pipelining
noun
Semi
in the pipeline
1/ˈɪn ðə pˈaɪplˌaɪn/
fixed phrase
being prepared or developed
Being made or planned and will be ready later.
Mifano
- Several new policies are in the pipeline for next year.
- There's a big project in the pipeline at our office.