A cone-shaped utensil with a large opening at the top and a small opening or tube at the bottom; used to channel the flow of substances or liquids into a container with a small mouth.

An impact crater formed by a small meteorite that strikes the earth at a relatively low speed and which contains nearly all of the impacting mass within it: The astronomers were fascinated by the penetrating funnels which were discovered after the meteorite shower during the summer.