fountain

foun·tain  (fountn)

n.

1.

a. An artificially created jet or stream of water.

b. A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.

2. A spring, especially the source of a stream.

3. A reservoir or chamber containing a supply of liquid that can be siphoned off as needed.

4. A soda fountain.

5. A drinking fountain.

6. A point of origin or dissemination; a source: the library, a fountain of information.

intr. & tr.v. foun·tained, foun·tain·ing, foun·tains

To flow or cause to flow like a fountain.

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[Middle English, from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontna, from Latin, feminine of fontnus, of a spring, from fns, font-, spring.]

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fountain [ˈfaʊntɪn]

n

1. a jet or spray of water or some other liquid

2. a structure from which such a jet or a number of such jets spurt, often incorporating figures, basins, etc.

3. a natural spring of water, esp the source of a stream

4. a stream, jet, or cascade of sparks, lava, etc.

5. a principal source or origin

6. a reservoir or supply chamber, as for oil in a lamp

7. short for drinking fountain, soda fountain

[from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from Latin fons spring, source]

fountained  adj

fountainless  adj

fountain-like  adj

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Fountain a jet or stream of liquid. See also spring.

Example: fountains of blood, 1526.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fountain - a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountain - a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
	2.	fountain - a natural flow of ground water       natural spring, outpouring, spring, outflow Fountain of Youth - a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth" geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth geyser - a spring that discharges hot water and steam hot spring, thermal spring - a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
	3.	fountain - an artificially produced flow of water jet flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
	4.	fountain - a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water fount plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building

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fountain

noun

1. font, spring, reservoir, spout, fount, water feature, well In the centre of the courtyard was a round fountain.

2. jet, stream, spray, gush The volcano spewed a fountain of molten rock.

3. source, fount, wellspring, wellhead, beginning, rise, cause, origin, genesis, commencement, derivation, fountainhead You are a fountain of ideas.

Translations

fountain [ˈfaʊntɪn]

A. N (natural, also fig) → fuente f, manantial m; (artificial) → fuente f, surtidor m; (= jet) → chorro m
drinking fountain → fuente f (de agua potable)

B. CPD fountain pen N → estilográfica f, plumafuente f (LAm)

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fountain [ˈfaʊntɪn] n [water] → fontaine f; [lava, steam] → jet m
fountain pen n → stylo m plume, stylo m à plume

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fountain

n → Brunnen m; (with upward jets also) → Springbrunnen m; (= jet, spurt: of water, lava etc) → Fontäne f; (= drinking fountain) → (Trinkwasser)brunnen m; (fig: = source) → Quelle f; fountain of youth → Jungbrunnen m

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fountain:

fountainhead

n (of river) → Quelle f; (fig) → Quelle f, → Ursprung m

fountain pen

n → Füllfederhalter m, → Füller m

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fountain [ˈfaʊntɪn] n (also) (fig) → fontana

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fountain [ˈfaʊntɪn] n (also) (fig) → fontana

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fountain

n fountain [ˈfauntin]

1 an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains. fontein نافورَه фонтан fontána fontæne; springvand der Springbrunnen σιντριβάνι fuente purskkaev فواره suihkulähde fontaine מִזרָקָה फव्वारा fontana szökőkút air mancur gosbrunnur fontana 噴水 분수 fontanas strūklaka air pancut fontein fontene, springvann fontanna fonte fântână фонтан fontána vodomet fontana fontän, springbrunn น้ำพุธรรมชาติ fıskiye 人造噴泉 фонтан فوّارہ vòi phun nước 人造喷泉

2 the water coming from such a structure It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool. fontein مَنْهَل، يَنْبوع، سَبيل вода на фонтан vodotrysk stråle; sprøjt der Springbrunnen πίδακας fuente purskkaev آبی که از فواره سرازیر می شود suihkulähteen vesisuihku fontaine סִילוֹן फव्वारा vodoskok, voda iz fontane kút pancuran buna úr gosbrunni zampillo 噴水の水 샘, 수원 fontanas strūklaka air pancut fontein fontenevann fontanna fonte (apă de) fântână фонтан fontána vodomet česma fontän น้ำพุเทียม kaynak 泉水 фонтан فوّارہ سے نکلنے والا پانی nước từ vòi phun 泉水

3 a source God is the fountain of all goodness. bron مَنْبَع، مَصْدَر източник zdroj, pramen kilde die Quelle πηγή fuente läte سرچشمه lähde source מָקוֹר सोता izvor, vrelo forrás sumber uppspretta origine, sorgente 源泉 원천 šaltinis avots sumber bron kilde, utspring źródło fonte izvor источник prameň (iz)vir izvor källa แหล่งกำเนิด kaynak 源泉 джерело منبع nguồn gốc 源泉

fountain pen

a kind of pen with a nib and containing a supply of ink which is released as one writes. vulpen قَلَم حِبْر писалка plnicí pero fyldepen der Füllfederhalter πένα pluma estilográfica täitesulepea قلم خودنویس täytekynä stylo עֵט נוֹבֵעַ कलम naliv-pero töltőtoll fulpen lindarpenni, sjálfblekungur penna stilografica 万年筆 만년필 automatinis plunksnakotis, parkeris pildspalva pen dakwat basah vulpen fyllepenn wieczne pióro caneta stilou авторучка plniace pero nalivnik penkalo reservoarpenna ปากกาหมึกซึม dolmakalem 自來水筆 автоматична ручка سیاہی والا قلم bút máy 自来水笔

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fountain → نافورة fontána fontæne Springbrunnen σιντριβάνι fuente suihkulähde fontaine fontana fontana 噴水 분수 fontein fontene fontanna fonte фонтан fontän น้ำพุ çeşme tháp nước 喷泉