basin

ba·sin

B0101900 (bā′sĭn)n.1. a. An open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids.b. The amount that such a vessel can hold.2. A washbowl; a sink.3. a. A body of water that is connected to the sea and is partially or almost completely enclosed by land.b. A small body of water that is artificially enclosed.4. See watershed.5. Geology a. A broad tract of land in which the rock strata are tilted toward a common center.b. A large, bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.

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[Middle English, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccīnum, from *baccus, container, of Celtic origin.]

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ba′sin·al adj.ba′sined (-sĭnd) adj.

basin

(ˈbeɪsən) n1. a round container open and wide at the top with sides sloping inwards towards the bottom or base, esp one in which liquids are mixed or stored2. Also called: basinful the amount a basin will hold3. a washbasin or sink4. (Nautical Terms) any partially enclosed or sheltered area where vessels may be moored or docked5. (Physical Geography) the catchment area of a particular river and its tributaries or of a lake or sea6. (Physical Geography) a depression in the earth's surface7. (Geological Science) geology a part of the earth's surface consisting of rock strata that slope down to a common centre[C13: from Old French bacin, from Late Latin bacchīnon, from Vulgar Latin bacca (unattested) container for water; related to Latin bāca berry]

ba•sin

(ˈbeɪ sən)

n. 1. a circular container with a greater width than depth, used chiefly to hold water for washing. 2. the quantity held by such a container. 3. a natural or artificial hollow place containing water. 4. a partially enclosed, sheltered area along a shore where boats may be moored: a yacht basin. 5. a. a hollow or depression in the earth's surface. b. an area in which rock strata dip inward toward a common center; a circular or elliptical syncline. c. drainage basin. [1175–1225; Middle English bacin < Old French < Late Latin bac(c)īnum, derivative of bacc(a) water vessel] ba′sin•al, adj. ba′sined, adj. ba′sin•like`, adj.

ba·sin

(bā′sĭn)1. An enclosed area filled with water.2. A region drained by a river and the streams that flow into it.3. A low-lying area on the Earth's surface in which thick layers of sediment have accumulated. Some basins are bowl-shaped, and others are shaped like long valleys that have been filled in. Basins are important because they are often a source of valuable oil.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"aspersorium - the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churchesbaptismal font, baptistery, baptistry, font - bowl for baptismal waterbidet - a basin for washing genitals and anal areabirdbath - an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe inemesis basin - a basin used by bedridden patients for vomitinglaver - (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutionsstoop, stoup - basin for holy watervessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl - a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
	2.	basin - the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"basinfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	3.	basin - a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"cirque, corrie, cwm - a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lakenatural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formationsaltpan - a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt laketidal basin - a basin that is full of water at high tide
	4.	basin - the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watersheddetention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstreamretention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstreamgeographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
	5.	basin - a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"washbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatorysink - plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

basin

noun1. bowl, dish, vessel, container, receptacle a pudding basin2. washbasin, sink a cast-iron bath with a matching basin and WC3. valley, hollow, gorge, ravine the Amazon basin4. bed, depression, trough, concavity countries around the Pacific Basin

basin

noun1. The region drained by a river system:watershed.2. An area sunk below its surroundings:concavity, depression, dip, hollow, pit, sag, sink, sinkhole.

Translations

内港内湾水盆盆盆地

basin

(ˈbeisn) noun1. a bowl for washing oneself in. a wash-hand basin. 水盆 水盆2. a wide, open dish for preparing food in. a pudding-basin. 調理食物用的大碗 菜盆3. the area drained by a river. the basin of the Nile. 盆地 盆地4. the deep part of a harbour. There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin. 內港 内港，内湾

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