basin

ba·sin  (bsn)

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. An artificially enclosed area of a river or harbor designed so that the water level remains unaffected by tidal changes.

b. A small enclosed or partly enclosed body of water.

4. A region drained by a single river system: the Amazon basin.

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 *baccnum, from *baccus, container, of Celtic origin.]

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basin·al adj.

basined (-snd) adj.

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basin [ˈbeɪs^ən]

n

1. 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

2. Also called basinful the amount a basin will hold

3. a washbasin or sink

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any partially enclosed or sheltered area where vessels may be moored or docked

5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the catchment area of a particular river and its tributaries or of a lake or sea

6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a depression in the earth's surface

7. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a part of the earth's surface consisting of rock strata that slope down to a common centre

[from Old French bacin, from Late Latin bacchīnon, from Vulgar Latin bacca (unattested) container for water; related to Latin bāca berry]

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basin  (bsn)

1. A region drained by a river and its tributaries.

2. 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.

3. An artificially enclosed area of a river or harbor designed so that the water level remains unaffected by tidal changes.

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 Churches baptismal font, baptistery, baptistry, font - bowl for baptismal water bidet - a basin for washing genitals and anal area birdbath - an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in emesis basin - a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting laver - (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions stoop, stoup - basin for holy water vessel - 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" basinful containerful - 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 lake natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation saltpan - a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake tidal 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, watershed detention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream geographic 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, lavatory sink - plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

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basin

noun

1. bowl, dish, vessel, container, receptacle a pudding basin

2. washbasin, sink a cast-iron bath with a matching basin and WC

3. valley, hollow, gorge, ravine the Amazon basin

4. bed, depression, trough, concavity countries around the Pacific Basin

Translations

basin [ˈbeɪsn] N

1. (Culin) → bol m, cuenco m

2. (= washbasin) → palangana f; (in bathroom) → lavabo m; [of fountain] → taza f

3. (Geog) → cuenca f; [of port] → dársena f

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basin [ˈbeɪs^ən] n

(to hold water) → cuvette f

[river] → bassin m
the Amazon basin → le bassin amazonien

(British) (= bowl) (small) → bol m; (bigger) → saladier m

(also washbasin) → lavabo m

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basin

n

(= vessel) → Schüssel f; (= wash basin) → (Wasch)becken nt; (of fountain) → Becken nt

(Geog) → Becken nt; (= harbour basin) → Hafenbecken nt; (= yacht basin) → Jachthafen m; (= hollow between mountains also) → Kessel m

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basin [ˈbeɪsn] n (Brit) (for food) → terrina; (washbasin) → lavabo, lavandino (Geog) → bacino

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basin [ˈbeɪsn] n (Brit) (for food) → terrina; (washbasin) → lavabo, lavandino (Geog) → bacino

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basin

n basin [ˈbeisn]

1 a bowl for washing oneself in a wash-hand basin. waskom حَوْض، طسْت леген umyvadlo vask; håndvask das Waschbecken λεκάνη, νιπτήρας palangana, jofaina pesukauss, valamu تشت؛ لگن allas lavabo גִיגִית, כּיוֹר רַחֲצָה चिलमची umivaonik, lavor mosdókagyló waskom þvottaskál, vaskafat, vaskur bacinella 洗面器 대야, 세면대 dubuo bļoda singki wasbak servant, vask miednica bacia lighean таз umývadlo umivalnik lavor handfat อ่างน้ำ leğen 水盆 таз لگن ، چرمچی ، تسلہ chậu rửa 水盆

2 a wide, open dish for preparing food in a pudding-basin. skottel صَحْنٌ واسِعٌ дълбок съд mísa, miska skål die Schüssel λεκάνη, μπολ cuenco, bol vaagen ظرف بزرگ kulho bol קְעָרָה बर्तन zdjela tál mangkuk skál bolo 鉢 그릇 dubenėlis [] trauks besen kom skål, bolle miska alguidar chiuvetă миска miska, misa skledica zdela fat, skål ชามอ่าง büyük kap 調理食物用的大碗 миска بڑا برتن cái chảo 菜盆

3 the area drained by a river the basin of the Nile. bekken حَوْضُ النَّهْر أو البُحَيْرَه речен басейн povodí bækken das Stromgebiet λεκάνη ποταμού cuenca jõgikond حوزۀ رودخانه sadealue bassin אָגָן नदी की घाटी riječno korito medence lembah vatnasvæði bacino 流域 (강의) 유역 baseinas baseins lembangan stroomgebied bekken dorzecze bacia bazin бассейн (реки) povodie porečje kotlina flodområde ลุ่มน้ำ havza 盆地 басейн دریا کا دہانہ lưu vực 盆地

4 the deep part of a harbour There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin. hawekom حَوْضُ السُّفُن дълбока част от пристанище vnitřní přístav (havne-)bassin das Hafenbecken το βαθύ σημείο ενός λιμανιού dársena sadamabassein قسمت عمیق بندرگاه satama-allas bassin אָגָן बंदरगाह का गहरा हिस्सा unutarnja luka kikötőmedence bagian dermaga yang dalam hafnarkví bacino 船だまり 내포(內浦) baseinas līcis lembangan (haven)bassin basseng basen portowy bacia bazin (portuar) бухта vnútorný prístav notranja luka marina []bassäng อู่เรือ gemi havuzu 內港 акваторія نشیبی زمین vịnh nhỏ 水坞

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basin → حوض umývadlo bassin Becken λεκάνη lavabo, taza allas bassine umivaonik vasca 洗面器 대야 kom vask miska bacia таз tvättfat อ่างน้ำ leğen cái chậu 水池