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Look up basin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Basin may refer to: Depression (geology) Back-arc basin, a submarine feature associated with island
Basin
Land area where water converges to a common outlet
drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water catchment, water basin, and impluvium. A drainage basin's boundaries
Drainage_basin
Closed drainage basin that has no outflow
An endorheic basin (/ˌɛndoʊˈriː.ɪk/ EN-doh-REE-ik; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows
Endorheic_basin
Major drainage basin in South America
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers a large area spreading
Amazon_basin
Topics referred to by the same term
The Basin may refer to several places: The Basin, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia The Basin, Victoria, an outer eastern suburb of Melbourne
The_Basin
Sedimentary basin of the Congo River in Central Africa
The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa
Congo_Basin
Major river in the United States
The Mississippi River is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind
Mississippi_River
Giant sequoia grove in Fresno County, California, United States
Converse Basin Grove is a grove of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees in the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Sierra Nevada, in Fresno
Converse_Basin_Grove
Landform in Gila County, Arizona
The Tonto Basin, also known as Pleasant Valley, covers the main drainage basin of Tonto Creek and its tributaries in central Arizona, at the southwest
Tonto_Basin
Place in Death Valley National Park, US
Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America
Badwater_Basin
9 subdivisions of the lunar Pre-Nectarian geologic period
Basin Groups refers to 9 subdivisions of the lunar Pre-Nectarian geologic period. The motivation for creating the Basin Groups subdivisions was to place
Basin_Groups
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent
Gulf_of_Mexico
Endorheic basin in Xinjiang, China
Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Xinjiang, Northwestern China, occupying an area of about 888,000 km2 (343,000 sq mi) and the largest basin in Northwest
Tarim_Basin
Reservoir in Washington, D.C.
The Tidal Basin is a man-made reservoir located between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. The Basin is part of West Potomac
Tidal_Basin
Topics referred to by the same term
Columbia Basin may refer to: Columbia Plateau, the geographic region in the Pacific Northwest commonly referred to as the Columbia Basin Columbia Plateau
Columbia_Basin
Region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate
In biogeography, the Mediterranean basin (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən), also known as the Mediterranean region or sometimes Mediterranea, is
Mediterranean_basin
Large depression in western North America
The Great Basin (Spanish: Gran Cuenca) is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It
Great_Basin
The Arctic Basin (also North Polar Basin) is an oceanic basin in the Arctic Ocean, consisting of two main parts separated by the Lomonosov Ridge, a mid-ocean
Arctic_Basin
Impact structure in Ontario, Canada
The Sudbury Basin (/ˈsʌdbəri/), also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geological structure in Ontario, Canada. It
Sudbury_Basin
Drainage basin of the Tagus River
The Tagus Basin is the drainage basin of the Tagus River, which flows through the west of the Iberian Peninsula and empties into Lisbon. It covers an
Tagus_Basin
Region in eastern Ukraine
The word Donbas is a portmanteau formed from "Donets Basin", an abbreviation of "Donets Coal Basin" (Ukrainian: Донецький вугільний басейн, romanized: Donetskyi
Donbas
Paerdegat Basin is a channel that connects to Jamaica Bay between the neighborhoods of Bergen Beach and Canarsie in southeast Brooklyn, New York, United
Paerdegat_Basin
Sedimentary basin in Central Europe
Pannonian Basin, or Carpathian Basin is a large, mainly lowland area in southeastern Central Europe, briefly described as a sedimentary basin. It was the
Pannonian_Basin
Large sedimentary basin in the US
The Permian Basin is a large sedimentary basin in the southwestern part of the United States. It is the highest-producing oil field in the US, producing
Permian_Basin_(North_America)
Major river in the western United States and Mexico
the Colorado River Basin is divided into the Upper Basin (the drainage area above Lees Ferry), and the Lower Basin. The Upper Basin covers only 45 percent
Colorado_River
Regions of long-term subsidence creating space for infilling by sediments
Sedimentary basins are region-scale depressions of the Earth's crust where subsidence has occurred and a thick sequence of sediments have accumulated to
Sedimentary_basin
Major river in Southeast Asia
Chiên River. The Mekong Basin is frequently divided into two parts: the "upper Mekong basin" comprising those parts of the basin in Tibet, Yunnan and eastern
Mekong
Lake in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
islands (over 1,100) that once dotted its waters. The Aral Sea drainage basin encompasses Uzbekistan and parts of Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Aral_Sea
The Sirte Basin is a late Mesozoic and Cenozoic triple junction continental rift (extensional basin) along northern Africa that was initiated during the
Sirte_Basin
Abyssal plain in the Arctic Ocean
The Nansen Basin (also Central Basin, formerly Fram Basin) is an abyssal plain with water-depths of around 3 km in the Arctic Ocean and (together with
Nansen_Basin
Desert in the western United States
The Great Basin Desert is part of the Great Basin between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Range in the western United States. The desert is a geographical
Great_Basin_Desert
A piggyback basin (also piggy-back, thrust-sheet-top, detached, or satellite basin) is a minor sedimentary basin developed on top of a moving thrust sheet
Piggyback_basin
Part of Asia
The Indus Basin is the part of Asia drained by the Indus River and its tributaries. The basin covers an area of 1,120,000 km2 (430,000 sq mi) traversing
Indus_Basin
Topics referred to by the same term
Permian Basin is in geology the name of two large intercontinental basins that were formed in the Permian period: Permian Basin (North America), a basin in
Permian_Basin
The Okanagan Basin spans two countries and comprises the basin of Okanagan Lake, the Okanogan River and tributary valleys such as that of the Similkameen
Okanagan_Basin
The Eurasian Basin, or Eurasia Basin, is one of the two major basins into which the Arctic Basin of the Arctic Ocean is split by the Lomonosov Ridge (other
Eurasian_Basin
Wagner Basin is a submarine depression in the far northern part of the Gulf of California. The basin is currently tectonically active. It is the northernmost
Wagner_Basin
Largest endorheic basin in Africa
The Chad Basin is the largest endorheic basin in Africa, centered approximately on Lake Chad. It has no outlet to the sea and contains large areas of semi-arid
Chad_Basin
The Rajasthan Basin is a sedimentary basin located in the northwest part of India. This sedimentary basin is one of India’s major sources of petroleum
Rajasthan_Basin
River in Russia; longest river in Europe
pronounced [ˈvolɡə] ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia
Volga
Largest wetland and swamp in the United States
The Atchafalaya Basin, or Atchafalaya Swamp (/əˌtʃæfəˈlaɪə/; Louisiana French: Atchafalaya, [atʃafalaˈja]), is the largest swampy wetland in the United
Atchafalaya_Basin
Artificial pond for stormwater runoff
A retention basin, sometimes called a retention pond, wet detention basin, or storm water management pond (SWMP), is an artificial pond with vegetation
Retention_basin
Lake in California and Nevada, United States
The lake was formed about two million years ago as part of the Lake Tahoe Basin, and its modern extent was shaped during the ice ages. It is known for the
Lake_Tahoe
The Tyrrhenian Basin is a sedimentary basin located in the western Mediterranean Sea under the Tyrrhenian Sea. It covers a 231,000 km2 area that is bounded
Tyrrhenian_Basin
Sea between Africa, Asia, and Europe
between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West
Mediterranean_Sea
Cultural classification of Native Americans
of the Great Basin are Native Americans of the northern Great Basin, Snake River Plain, and upper Colorado River basin. The "Great Basin" is a cultural
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Great_Basin
Oceanic division
temperatures year-round, as its basin countries are tropical. The North Atlantic maintains a temperate climate, as its basin countries are temperate and have
Atlantic_Ocean
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea, not including the
Black_Sea
Ski area in Colorado, USA
Arapahoe Basin (/əˈræpəhoʊ/ ə-RAP-ə-hoh; often shortened to A-Basin, or simply The Basin) is an alpine ski area in the Rocky Mountains of the United States
Arapahoe_Basin
River system in the Middle East
Crescent, where Mesopotamian civilization first emerged. The Tigris–Euphrates Basin is shared between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait. Many tributaries
Tigris–Euphrates_river_system
Part of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin
The Ganges Basin is a major part of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin draining 1,999,000 square kilometres in Tibet, Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Ganges_Basin
The Piceance Basin is a geologic structural basin in northwestern Colorado, in the United States. It includes geologic formations from Cambrian to Holocene
Piceance_Basin
Desert in the southwestern United States
and Great Basin deserts, form a larger North American desert. Of these, the Mojave is the smallest and driest. It displays typical basin and range topography
Mojave_Desert
Deepest part of Lake Ontario
The Rochester Basin, at 802 feet (244 m), is the deepest part of Lake Ontario. The lake bottom of the Rochester Basin is strongly marked by glaciation
Rochester_Basin
Major river in West Africa
West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres (2,600 miles). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands
Niger_River
Argentine Basin is a region of the Atlantic Ocean floor off the east coast of Argentina, between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to the east and the Scotia Basin to the
Argentine_Basin
Largest ocean
in which all the tropical cyclone basins are active. The Pacific hosts the two most active tropical cyclone basins, which are the northwestern Pacific
Pacific_Ocean
Basin is a seafloor basin in the Arctic Ocean, part of the Amerasian Basin. It lies between the Alpha Ridge and the Lomonosov Ridge. "Makarov Basin"
Makarov_Basin
Geologic structural basin in eastern Utah, US
The Uinta Basin (also known as the Uintah Basin) is a physiographic section of the larger Colorado Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger
Uinta_Basin
Sedimentary basin in France
The Aquitaine Basin is the second largest Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary basin in France after the Paris Basin, occupying a large part of the country's
Aquitaine_Basin
Lake in Eurasia
largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it is situated in both Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the
Caspian_Sea
Geologic structural basin in the U.S.
The Denver Basin, variously referred to as the Julesburg Basin, Denver-Julesburg Basin (after Julesburg, Colorado), or the D-J Basin, is a geologic structural
Denver_Basin
Oceanic basin in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Tonga
The Lau Basin is a back-arc basin (also addressed as "interarc basin") at the Australian-Pacific plate boundary. It is formed by the Pacific plate subducting
Lau_Basin
The Wilkes Basin is a large subglacial basin situated generally southward of George V Coast and westward of Prince Albert Mountains in East Antarctica
Wilkes_Basin
The Çınarcık Basin is a submarine tectonic basin located in the Sea of Marmara, in Turkey. The Çınarcık basin gets its name from Çınarcık, a town and district
Çınarcık_Basin
River in Central Africa
720 mi). It is the only major river to cross the equator twice. The Congo Basin has a total area of about 4,000,000 km2 (1,500,000 mi2), or 13% of the entire
Congo_River
Submarine depression in the Gulf of California
The Carmen Basin is a submarine depression located on the seabed at the southern end of the Gulf of California. The basin results from the activity of
Carmen_Basin
Major geological region of France
The Paris Basin (French: Bassin parisien) is one of the major geological regions of France. It developed since the Triassic over remnant uplands of the
Paris_Basin
Wastewater treatment structure
A settling basin, settling pond or decant pond is an earthen or concrete structure using sedimentation to remove settleable matter and turbidity from
Settling_basin
Basin modelling is the term broadly applied to a group of geological disciplines that can be used to analyse the formation and evolution of sedimentary
Basin_modelling
Area surrounding Murfreesboro, Tennessee
The Nashville Basin, also known as the Central Basin, is a term often used to describe the area surrounding Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in which Nashville
Nashville_Basin
Geographic region in Taiwan
The Taipei Basin (Chinese: 臺北盆地; pinyin: Táiběi Péndì) is a geographic region in northern Taiwan. It is the largest basin in Taiwan. The basin is bounded
Taipei_Basin
Geologic depositional and structural basin in West Texas and southern New Mexico
The Delaware Basin is a geologic depositional and structural basin in West Texas and southern New Mexico, famous for holding large oil fields and for
Delaware_Basin
Part of Africa drained by the Nile River and its tributaries
The Nile Basin is the part of Africa drained by the Nile River and its tributaries. Besides being the second largest hydrographic basin in Africa, the
Nile_Basin
South American drainage basin
The Orinoco Basin is the part of South America drained by the Orinoco river and its tributaries. The Orinoco watershed covers an area of about 990,000 km2
Orinoco_Basin
Sedimentary basin in Central Europe
The Vienna Basin (German: Wiener Becken, Czech: Vídeňská pánev, Slovak: Viedenská kotlina, Hungarian: Bécsi-medence) is a geologically young tectonic
Vienna_Basin
Onshore-offshore Cretaceous rift basin on the West Coast of New Zealand
The Taranaki Basin is an onshore-offshore Cretaceous rift basin on the West Coast of New Zealand. Development of rifting was the result of extensional
Taranaki_Basin
Foreland basin in Venezuela
The Maracaibo Basin, also known as Lake Maracaibo natural region, Lake Maracaibo depression or Lake Maracaibo Lowlands, is a foreland basin and one of the
Maracaibo_Basin
Ski area in Montana, United States
Moonlight Basin is a private club in southwestern Montana, located in the Madison Range of the Rocky Mountains in the resort village of Big Sky. It became
Moonlight_Basin
Valley in Idaho, USA
Pen Basin is a valley in the U.S. state of Idaho. Pen Basin was so named because a trapper's pen or storage stockade was built in this basin south of the
Pen_Basin
Structural basin that develops adjacent and parallel to a mountain belt
A foreland basin is a structural basin that develops adjacent and parallel to a mountain belt. Foreland basins form because the immense mass created by
Foreland_basin
Watershed in Oregon, USA
The Umpqua Basin is a watershed in the U.S. state of Oregon. It includes the drainages of the South Umpqua River, North Umpqua River, mainstem Umpqua
Umpqua_Basin
Basin and ecoregion within the Rio Grande rift in central New Mexico, US
The Albuquerque Basin (or Middle Rio Grande Basin) is a structural basin and ecoregion within the Rio Grande rift in central New Mexico. It contains the
Albuquerque_Basin
Geologic basin on Mercury
Odin Planitia is a large basin on Mercury. It was named after the Norse god Odin, who was sometimes considered to be the equivalent of the Roman god Mercury
Odin_Planitia
Surname list
Basin or Bassin, Slavic feminine: Basina, is a surname of multiple origins. As a Jewish one (may also be transliterated as Bassin), it is a matronymic
Basin_(surname)
Large basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars
The North Polar Basin, more commonly known as the Borealis Basin, is a large basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars that covers 40% of the planet. Some
Borealis_Basin
Sedimentary basin
The Amazon Basin is a large sedimentary basin (620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi)) located near the middle and lower course of the Amazon River
Amazon Basin (sedimentary basin)
Amazon_Basin_(sedimentary_basin)
Artesian depression in Western and South Australia
The Eucla Basin is an artesian depression located in Western Australia and South Australia. The onshore-offshore depression covers approximately 1,141
Eucla_Basin
The Ravensberg Basin (German: Ravensberger Mulde) or Ravensberg Hills (Ravensberger Hügelland) is a natural region in the governorate of Detmold (Ostwestfalen-Lippe)
Ravensberg_Basin
Basin of river Thames in London
The London Basin is an elongated, roughly triangular sedimentary basin approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) long which underlies London and a large area
London_Basin
Geologic basin under the sea
an oceanic basin (or ocean basin) is anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater. Geologically, most of the ocean basins are large geologic basins that are
Oceanic_basin
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Basin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It lies approximately 10 miles (16 km)
Basin,_Montana
Sedimentary basin in Borneo
The Kutai sedimentary basin (also known as the Kutei Basin) extends from the central highlands of Borneo, across the eastern coast of the island and into
Kutai_Basin
Alliance of various Eurasian nomads – 6th to 9th centuries
Göktürks. They established the Avar Khaganate, centred in the Carpathian Basin, from the late-6th to the early-9th centuries. They exerted influence and
Pannonian_Avars
Capital and largest city of Greece
referred to as the Athens Basin or the Attica Basin (Greek: Λεκανοπέδιο Αθηνών/Αττικής, romanised: Lekanopédio Athinón/Attikís). The basin is bounded by four
Athens
American Paleozoic depositional and structural basin
The Illinois Basin is a Paleozoic depositional and structural basin in the United States, centered in and underlying most of the state of Illinois, and
Illinois_Basin
Second-longest river in Europe
national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to 817,000 km2 (315,000 sq mi) and extends into nine more countries
Danube
Natural depression in Nevada, USA
Nevada Basin is the Great Basin area surrounded by river basins and, to the east, the Great Salt Lake basin (Pleistocene Lake Bonneville basin). The bounding
Nevada_Basin
Ecoregion in Qinghai, China
Tsaidam, or Chaidamu Basin is a hyperarid basin that occupies a large part of Haixi Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. The basin covers an area of approximately
Qaidam_Basin
The Consag Basin is a submarine depression in the far northern part of the Gulf of California associated with the East Pacific Rise. It lies south of
Consag_Basin
BASIN
BASIN
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Carr.Hungarian (Kér) : one of the eight ancient Hungarian tribal names from the Magyar conquest of the Carpathian basin. The Kér tribe, led by a chief called Vata settled in what is now known as Békés county, but King Steven I resettled the tribe in royal estates, far away from their original residence. Thus the 42 villages named after the Kér tribe are scattered around in Hungary.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Kitty; Kitten
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Hackwood, a habitational name from a minor place so named. One example, in Northamptonshire, is named from Middle English hacked ‘cut’ + wode ‘wood’; another, in Basingstoke, Hampshire is named from Old English haca ‘hook’, ‘bend’ + wudu ‘wood’. In the U.S. this name is frequent in NC.See Hagewood 1.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Kitty, Kitten
BASIN
BASIN
Boy/Male
British, English, Latin
Laurel
Female
Egyptian
, granddaughter of king Tetet.
Male
German
Contracted form of Old High German Berahthraben, BERHTRAM means "bright raven."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Latin
Majestic; Variant of Augustine
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Ray of the Sun
Female
Greek
Short form of Greek Sofronia, FRONA means "self-controlled."
Boy/Male
French American Latin Arthurian Legend English
Young lion.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Born
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Seraphinus, SERAFINO means "burning one" or "serpent."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Object in the Sky cloud, Moon
BASIN
BASIN
BASIN
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BASIN
n.
A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud.
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A little basin; a porringer; a skillet.
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A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids.
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An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields.
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Inclosed in a basin.
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A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
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A vessel for washing; a large basin.
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A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer.
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A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.
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A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
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A basin or other vessel for washing in.
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The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
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A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc.
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The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
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A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup.
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A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
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The quantity contained in a basin.
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A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.
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A lip or edge, as of a basin.
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divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought.