English-Thai Dictionary
basin
N ลุ่มน้ำ แอ่งน้ำ อู่เรือ ที่ จอด เรือ ซึ่ง ขุด เข้าไป จาก แม่น้ำ หรือ ทะเล luam-nam
basin
N อ่าง น้ำ ชามอ่าง กะละมัง washbasin sink ang-nam
basinet
N หมวก เหล็ก โบรา ณ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BASIN
n.basn. 1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
2. In hydraulics, any reservoir of water.
3. That which resembles a basin in containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a hollow place for liquids, or an inclosed part of water, forming a broad space within a strait or narrow entrance; a little bay.
4. Among glass grinders, a concave piece of metal by which convex glasses are formed.
5. Among hatters, a large shell or case, usually of iron, placed over a furnace, in which the hat is molded into due shape.
6. In anatomy, a round cavity between the anterior ventricles of the brain.
7. The scale of a balance, when hollow and round.
8. In Jewish antiquities, the laver of the tabernacle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BASIN
Ba "sin, n. Etym: [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac. ]
1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
2. The quantity contained in a basin.
3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc.
4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.
5. (Physical Geog.) (a ) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. (b ) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake.
6. (Geol.)
Defn: 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.
BASINED
BASINED Ba "sined, a.
Defn: Inclosed in a basin. "Basined rivers." Young.
BASINET
BASINET Bas "i *net, n.
Defn: Same as Bascinet.
New American Oxford Dictionary
basin
ba sin |ˈbāsən ˈbeɪsn | ▶noun 1 a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin. 2 a wide, round open container, esp. one used for holding liquid. 3 a natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water: the Indian Ocean basin. • the tract of country that is drained by a river and its tributaries or drains into a lake or sea: the Amazon basin | a drainage basin. • an enclosed area of water where vessels can be moored: a yacht basin. • Geology a circumscribed area within which the rock strata dip toward the center. DERIVATIVES ba sin ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca ‘water container, ’ perhaps of Gaulish origin.
Basin and Range Province
Ba sin and Range Province a largely arid region of the southwestern US, chiefly in Nevada, Utah, and California. The Great Basin and Death Valley are parts of the region.
basinet
bas i net |ˌbasəˈnet ˌbæsəˈnɛt |(also bascinet ) ▶noun a medieval helmet of light steel, fitting close to the wearer's head and typically having a visor. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bacinet ‘little basin. ’
Oxford Dictionary
basin
basin |ˈbeɪs (ə )n | ▶noun 1 chiefly Brit. a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin. 2 a wide open container used for preparing food or for holding liquid. 3 a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially one containing water: the loch is cupped in a shallow basin among low hills. • the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries, or which drains into a lake or sea: the Amazon basin. • an enclosed area of water where boats can be moored. • Geology a circumscribed rock formation where the strata dip towards the centre. DERIVATIVES basinful noun ( pl. basinfuls ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca ‘water container ’, perhaps of Gaulish origin.
Basin and Range Province
Ba sin and Range Province a largely arid region of the southwestern US, chiefly in Nevada, Utah, and California. The Great Basin and Death Valley are parts of the region.
basinet
basinet |ˈbasɪnɪt |(also bascinet ) ▶noun historical a light, close-fitting steel helmet, typically having a visor. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bacinet ‘little basin ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
basin
basin noun 1 she poured water into the basin: bowl, dish, pan; sink, washtub. 2 a basin among low hills: valley, hollow, dip, depression.
Oxford Thesaurus
basin
basin noun 1 she poured water into the basin: bowl, dish, pan, pot; container, receptacle, vessel. 2 the loch is cupped in a shallow basin among low hills: valley, hollow, gully, gorge, ravine, bed, channel, dip, depression, concavity, trough.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
basin
ba sin /béɪs (ə )n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ｟主に英 ｠洗面台 (｟米 ｠sink ); 洗面器, たらい (｟米 ｠washbowl, ｟英 ｠washbasin )▸ wash one's face in a basin 洗面台で顔を洗う .2 (料理用の )大きめのボウル .3 洗面器 [たらい ]1杯の量 (basinful )▸ a basin of water 洗面器1杯の水 4 (噴水などの )水たまり, 池 ; 滝つぼ .5 (川の )流域 ▸ the river basin 川の流域 6 〘地 〙盆地, 海盆 .7 湾, 入り江 ; ドック ▸ a yacht basin ヨットハーバー
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