Opposite of a funnel

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A funnel is used for pouring something in it such that it can be going out slower/more controlled. From to broad to narrow.

I'm looking for the opposite of the thing "funnel".

Mostly in the context of an app that would take a single signal and spread it out really broadly.

The closest I got was a "broadcast", but that's not really an object.

How about a (spray) nozzle
– Jim
Jan 4, 2016 at 4:18 — Jim, Jan 4, 2016 at 4:18
@Drew That did cross my mind as well.
– PascalVKooten
Jan 4, 2016 at 9:38 — PascalVKooten, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:38
Wouldn't broadcaster work?
– Tim Ward
Jan 4, 2016 at 13:53 — Tim Ward, Jan 4, 2016 at 13:53

Ricky · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-03 23:18:11Z

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Distributor
Dispenser
Disseminator

answered Jan 3, 2016 at 23:18

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also sprinkler [head].
– Graffito
Jan 3, 2016 at 23:55
I would lean toward distributor or broadcaster...
– Tim Ward
Jan 4, 2016 at 13:54

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Brian Donovan · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-04 00:46:29Z

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Where the hitherto confined stream of a river branches out into many outflows that fan out into the sea, that is called a delta.

answered Jan 4, 2016 at 0:46

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user153810 · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-04 13:25:29Z

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Here are a few words fitting different contexts: "nozzle", "horn", "diffusor", "spreader", "expansion", "opening". As you state

Mostly in the context of an app that would take a single signal and spread it out really broadly.

you might want to go for something like "diseminator", "multiplier", "distributor", "amplifier".

answered Jan 4, 2016 at 13:25

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