English-Thai Dictionary

fountain

N น้ำพุ ธรรมชาติ  น้ำพุ  spring nam-pu-tam-ma-chad

 

fountain

N น้ำพุ เทียม  น้ำพุ  น้ำพุ ประดิษฐ์  nam-pu-tiam

 

fountain pen

N ปากกาหมึกซึม  pak-ka-muek-suem

 

fountainhead

N ต้นกำเนิด น้ำ  แหล่งกำเนิด น้ำ  ton-kam-noed

 

fountainhead

N แหล่งกำเนิด  ต้นกำเนิด  fount origin source lang-kam-noed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOUNTAIN-HEAD

n.Primary source; original; first principle.

 

FOUNTAINLESS

a.Having no fountain; wanting a spring. A barren desert fountainless and dry.

 

FOUNTAIN-TREE

n.In the Canary isles, a tree which distills water from its leaves, in sufficient abundance for the inhabitants near it.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FOUNTAIN

Foun "tain, n. Etym: [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis.See 2d Fount. ]

 

1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.

 

2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament.

 

3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc.

 

4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source. Judea, the fountain of the gospel. Fuller. Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible. Milton. Air fountain. See under Air. -- Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle. Young. -- Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir. -- Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir. -- Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink. -- Fountain pump. (a ) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump. (b ) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for watering plants, etc. -- Fountain shell (Zoöl.), the large West Indian conch shell (Strombus gigas ). -- Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth.

 

FOUNTAINLESS

FOUNTAINLESS Foun "tain *less, a.

 

Defn: Having no fountain; destitute of springs or sources of water. Barren desert, fountainless and dry. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fountain

foun tain |ˈfountn ˈfaʊnt (ə )n | ▶noun 1 an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air. • short for drinking fountain. • a thing that spurts or cascades into the air: little fountains of dust. 2 chiefly literary a natural spring of water. • a source of a desirable quality: the government always quotes this report as the fountain of truth. ▶verb [ no obj. ] spurt or cascade like a fountain: an enormous curtain of lava fountained into the sky. DERIVATIVES foun tained |ˈfountnd |adjective ( literary ).ORIGIN Middle English ( sense 2 of the noun ): from Old French fontaine, from late Latin fontana, feminine of Latin fontanus, adjective from fons, font- ‘a spring. ’

 

fountainhead

foun tain head |ˈfountnˌhed ˈfaʊnt (ə )nˌhɛd | ▶noun an original source of something: this president was the fountainhead of patronage.

 

fountain pen

foun tain pen |ˈfaʊnt (ə )n ˌpɛn | ▶noun a pen with a reservoir or cartridge from which ink flows continuously to the nib.

 

Fountain Valley

Foun tain Val ley a city in southwestern California, southeast of Los Angeles; pop. 55,516 (est. 2008 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

fountain

foun |tain |ˈfaʊntɪn | ▶noun 1 an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air. • a thing that spurts or cascades into the air: little fountains of dust. 2 chiefly literary a natural spring of water. • a source of a desirable quality: the government always quote this report as the fountain of truth. 3 Heraldry a roundel barry wavy argent and azure (i.e. a circle with wavy horizontal stripes of white and blue ). ▶verb [ no obj. ] spurt or cascade like a fountain: a river of cold air fountained into the hold. PHRASES the fountain of youth a legendary fountain supposed to guarantee eternal youth to anyone who drinks from it: while yogurt may not be the fountain of youth, it is exceptionally good for you. DERIVATIVES fountained adjective ( literary )ORIGIN Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun ): from Old French fontaine, from late Latin fontana, feminine of Latin fontanus, adjective from fons, font- ‘a spring ’.

 

fountainhead

foun ¦tain |head |ˈfaʊntɪnhɛd | ▶noun an original source of something: he was the sole fountainhead of advice.

 

fountain pen

foun |tain pen ▶noun a pen with a reservoir or cartridge from which ink flows continuously to the nib.

 

Fountain Valley

Foun tain Val ley a city in southwestern California, southeast of Los Angeles; pop. 55,516 (est. 2008 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fountain

fountain noun 1 a fountain of water: jet, spray, spout, spurt, well, fount, cascade. 2 a fountain of knowledge: source, fount, font, well; reservoir, fund, mass, mine.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fountain

fountain noun 1 a fountain sprayed cool water into the air: jet, spray, spout, spurt, well, fount, cascade. 2 the head porter needs to be a fountain of knowledge: source, fount, fountainhead, well head, wellspring, well; reservoir, fund, mass, mine, repository; informal walking encyclopedia.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fountain

foun tain /fáʊnt (ə )n /〖原義は 「泉 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 噴水 (施設 ); (駅 公園などにある )飲用噴水 (drinking fountain ), ソーダ水売り場 (soda fountain ); (天然の )泉 .2 〖通例単数形で 〗(花火などの )噴出, 吹き上げ ▸ a fountain of flame 吹き上げる炎 3 ｟文 ｠〖単数形で 〗(知識などの )泉, 源泉, 宝庫 ; 奔流 .4 液体の貯蔵容器 ▸ an oil fountain 油だめ F -̀ of Y ó uth 〖the ～〗青春の泉 〘青春を取り戻せるという伝説的泉 〙.～́ p è n 万年筆 .

 

fountainhead

f ó untain h è ad 名詞 C ｟文 ｠源泉, 根拠 .