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basin
[ bey-suhn ]
noun
- a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- any container of similar shape, as the pan of a balance.
- the quantity held by such a container:
We need another basin of water to dilute the mixture.
- a natural or artificial hollow place containing water.
- a partially enclosed, sheltered area along a shore, often partly man-made or dredged to a greater depth, where boats may be moored:
a yacht basin.
- Geology. an area in which the strata dip from the margins toward a common center.
- Physical Geography.
- a hollow or depression in the earth's surface, wholly or partly surrounded by higher land:
river basin.
- Botany. the depression in an apple, pear, or other pome at the end opposite the stem.
basin
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- 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 stored
- Also calledbasinful the amount a basin will hold
- a washbasin or sink
- any partially enclosed or sheltered area where vessels may be moored or docked
- the catchment area of a particular river and its tributaries or of a lake or sea
- a depression in the earth's surface
- geology a part of the earth's surface consisting of rock strata that slope down to a common centre
basin
/ ′ĭ /
- A region drained by a river and its tributaries.
- A low-lying area on the Earth's surface in which thick layers of sediment have accumulated. Some basins are bowl-shaped while others are elongate. Basins form through tectonic processes, especially in fault-bordered intermontane areas or in areas where the Earth's crust has warped downwards. They are often a source of valuable oil.
- An artificially enclosed area of a river or harbor designed so that the water level remains unaffected by tidal changes.
Other 51Թ Forms
- s· adjective
- sԱ adjective
- s· adjective
- t·s adjective
- ܲbȴ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of basin1
Example Sentences
The whale was found outside the small basin where boats coming to and from Catalina Island dock.
They took additional samples on Jan. 28, after the first major storm in months dropped half an inch of rain on the L.A. basin and flushed debris into the sea.
They sleep on metal bunks with only a sheet to cover themselves, and each cell has just two water basins for bathing or washing and two toilets with no privacy.
A 2022 study by the University of Nottingham lists pollution - from oil production and other industrial and domestic sources - as one factor among several, including climate change, that are degrading the Magdalena river basin.
On one side are the states in the river’s lower basin — California, Arizona and Nevada — which have been deadlocked in negotiations with the states in the river’s upper basin: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
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