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ba·sin
(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.
[Middle English, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccīnum, from *baccus, container, of Celtic origin.]
ba′sin·al adj.
ba′sined (-sĭnd) adj.
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basin
(ˈbeɪsən)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. (Nautical Terms) any partially enclosed or sheltered area where vessels may be moored or docked
5. (Physical Geography) the catchment area of a particular river and its tributaries or of a lake or sea
6. (Physical Geography) a depression in the earth's surface
7. (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]
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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.
[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.
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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.
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| 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 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 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"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" 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"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"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
4. bed, depression, trough, concavity countries around the Pacific Basin
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basin
noun1. The region drained by a river system:
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Translations
حَوْضحَوْضُ السُّفُنحَوْضُ النَّهْر أو البُحَيْرَهحَوْض، طسْتصَحْنٌ واسِعٌ
umyvadloumývadlovnitřní přístavmísamiska
bassinhåndvaskskålvaskbækken
allasammepesuallassyvänne
umivaonik
kikötõmedencemedence
hafnarkvíòvottaskál, vaskafat, vaskurskálvatnasvæîi
たらい入り江洗面器流域盆地
대야
baseinasdubenėlisdubuo
baseinsbļodalēzens traukslīcistrauks
povodievnútorný prístav
posodaumivalnik
tvättfat
อ่างน้ำ
chậu
basin
[ˈbeɪsn] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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basin
n
(Geog) → Becken nt; (= harbour basin) → Hafenbecken nt; (= yacht basin) → Jachthafen m; (= hollow between mountains also) → Kessel m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
basin
(ˈbeisn) noun1. a bowl for washing oneself in. a wash-hand basin.
2. a wide, open dish for preparing food in. a pudding-basin.
3. the area drained by a river. the basin of the Nile.
4. the deep part of a harbour. There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.
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basin
→ حَوْض umývadlo bassin Becken λεκάνη cuenco, taza allas bassine umivaonik vasca 洗面器 대야 kom vask miska bacia миска tvättfat อ่างน้ำ leğen chậu 盆Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ba·sin
1. n. vasija redonda tal como una palangana;
2. cavidad de la pelvis.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
basin
n vasija, palangana; emesis — riñonera, recipiente m para vómito(s)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.