rivulet

riv·u·let

R0263600 (rĭv′yə-lĭt)n. A small brook or stream; a streamlet.

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[Possibly from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, small stream, from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]

rivulet

(ˈrɪvjʊlɪt) n (Physical Geography) a small stream[C16: from Italian rivoletto, from Latin rīvulus, from rīvus stream]

riv•u•let

(ˈrɪv yə lɪt)

n. a small stream; streamlet; brook. [1580–90; < Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo < Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus stream]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rivulet - a small stream rill, runnel, streamlet, runstream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Translations

ποταμάκιρυάκιfiumicello