basin-shaped

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• Basin — may mean:* Drainage basin, hydrological basin or catchment basin, a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water * Tarim Basin, located in Xinjiang, China and is one of the largest drainage basins in the world. *… …   Wikipedia

• basin — [13] Basin comes via Old French bacin from medieval Latin *bacchinus, a derivative of Vulgar Latin *bacca ‘water vessel’, which may originally have been borrowed from Gaulish. The Old French diminutive bacinet produced English basinet ‘helmet’… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• basin — [13] Basin comes via Old French bacin from medieval Latin *bacchinus, a derivative of Vulgar Latin *bacca ‘water vessel’, which may originally have been borrowed from Gaulish. The Old French diminutive bacinet produced English basinet ‘helmet’… …   Word origins

• basin — ba|sin [ˈbeısən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: bacin, from Late Latin bacchinon] 1.) BrE a round container attached to the wall in a bathroom, where you wash your hands and face = ↑sink ▪ The room has a wash basin. 2.) a large bowl… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• basin — noun (C) 1 BrE a round container fixed to the wall in a bathroom where you wash your hands and face; sink 2 (2) 2 BrE a bowl for liquids or food: Pour the sauce into a basin. 3 also ba.si.nful / beIsnfUl/ the amount of liquid that a basin can… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• basin — A receptacle for fluids. emesis b., kidney b. a shallow b. of curved, kidney shaped design, used to collect body fluids or as a container for various other liquids. pus b. a receptacle curved so as to fit closely the surface to which it is… …   Medical dictionary

• Mexico Basin — ▪ basin, Gulf of Mexico       triangular shaped ocean area covering a large portion of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. The basin lies northwest of the Campeche Bank, approximately between 22° and 26° N and 89° and 95° W. Depths range beyond… …   Universalium

• Formation of delta-shaped river basin — NOTOC The formation of a river basin at the mouth of the river is usually characterised by the shape of a delta, the triangular Greek letter. The cause of this shape of the river basin may be explained by the theory of colloids. IntroductionThe… …   Wikipedia

• Powder River Basin — The Powder River Basin The Powder River Basin is a geologic region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about 120 miles (190 km) east to west and 200 miles (320 km) north to south, known for its coal deposits. The region supplies …   Wikipedia

• Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary — Waterfall in a tributary of South Stann Creek, Cockscomb Basin, Belize The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in south central Belize established to protect the forests, fauna and watersheds of an approximately 400 square… …   Wikipedia

• Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin — Infobox Oil field name = Bend Arch Fort Worth Basin Province region = North Central Texas country = United States coordinates = locblock = offonshore = Onshore operators = Devon Energy, Chesapeake Energy, EOG Resources, XTO Energy, EnCana, Range …   Wikipedia