cistern (redirected from cisternal)

cis·tern  (sstrn)

n.

1. A receptacle for holding water or other liquid, especially a tank for catching and storing rainwater.

2. Anatomy A cisterna.

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[Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kist, basket.]

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cis·ternal (s-stûrnl) adj.

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cistern [ˈsɪstən]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a tank for the storage of water, esp on or within the roof of a house or connected to a WC

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) an underground reservoir for the storage of a liquid, esp rainwater

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another name for cisterna

[from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna underground tank, from cista box]

cisternal  [sɪˈstɜːn^əl] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cistern - a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid cisterna sac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal
	2.	cistern - a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet water tank storage tank, tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
	3.	cistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater cesspit, cesspool, sump, sink - a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it pool - an excavation that is (usually) filled with water rain barrel - a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater reservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)

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cistern

noun tank, vat, basin, reservoir, sink He pointed to the antiquated cistern above the lavatory.

Translations

cistern [ˈsɪstən] N [of WC] → cisterna f; (= tank) → depósito m; (for hot water) → termo m; (for rainwater) → aljibe m, cisterna f

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cistern [ˈsɪstə^rn] n

[toilet] → réservoir m de chasse d'eau

(= water tank) (in house) → réservoir m (d'eau); (outside) → citerne f

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cistern

n → Zisterne f; (of WC) → Spülkasten m

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cistern [ˈsɪstən] n → serbatoio, cisterna; (in toilet) → serbatoio d'acqua

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cistern

n cistern [ˈsistən]

a tank etc for storing water (especially for a lavatory). tenk صِهْريج، خَزّان ماء цистерна cisterna vandtank; cisterne der Wasserbehälter ντεπόζιτο νερού cisterna veepaak مخزن آب؛ تانکر vesisäiliö citerne מְכַל מָים जलकुंड cisterna víztartály tangki vatnsgeymir cisterna 貯水タンク 물 탱크 cisterna, bakas cisterna tangki waterreservoir cisterne, kum, tank zbiornik depósito cisternă цистерна; бачок cisterna vodni zbiralnik cisterna cistern ที่เก็บน้ำขนาดใหญ่ rezervuar, sarnıç (實驗室的)貯水槽 цистерна, бак حوض ، ٹینکی bể chứa nước 贮水器