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basin
source:
Carboni II Inset Basin | Caroma
noun
1.
chiefly
British
a
bowl
for
wash
ing, typically attached to a
wall
and having
faucet
s connected to a
water
supply
; a
washbasin
.: 洗い用のボウル、概して壁に取り付けられ水の供給に接続された蛇口をもつ; 洗面器
⦅主に英⦆ (備え付けの)洗面台(⦅米⦆
sink
,
washbowl
, ⦅英⦆
washbasin
)
2. a
wide
,
round
open
container
, especially one used for holding
liquid
.: 広い、丸みを帯びた入れ物、特に水を保つのに使われるもの
洗面器, たらい; ⦅英⦆ (料理用の)大きめのボウル
3. a
natural
depression
on the
earth
's
surface
, typically
containing
water
: 地表の自然のくぼみ、概して水を含んでいる
(噴水などの)水たまり, 池; 滝つぼ
e.g.
the Indian Ocean basin.: インド洋海盆
the
tract
of
country
drained
by a
river
and its
tributaries
, or which
drain
s into a
lake
or
sea
: 川とその支流によって流れ出た国の広がり、湖や海への流出
(川の)流域
e.g.
the Amazon basin: アマゾン流域
e.g.
a drainage basin.: 下水流域
an
enclosed
area
of
water
where
vessel
s can be
moor
ed: 船舶が停泊できる囲まれた水の領域
湾, 入り江; ドック
e.g.
a yacht basin.: ヨットドック
Geology
a
circumscribe
d
area
within which the
rock
strata
dip
toward the
center
.: 中心に向かう岩の地層の傾斜の範囲内の外接された範囲
〘地〙 盆地, 海盆.
DERIVATIVES
basinful
| ˈbāsnˌfo͝ol | noun
ORIGIN
Middle English
: from
Old French
bacin
, from medieval
Latin
bacinus
, from
bacca
‘
water
container
’, perhaps of
Gaulish
origin.