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Tributaries - English meaning

Tributaries – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Usage examples:

The illinois river, a tributary of the mississippi

Synonims:

HeadwaterBranchFeederSide streamCreekInfluentConfluent
noun

A person or state that pays tribute to another state or ruler.

Usage examples:

Tributaries of the ottoman empire

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支流

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Zijrivieren, Zijrivier, Schatplichtige

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Affluents, Affluent, Tributaire

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Nebenflüsse, Nebenfluss, Zufluss, Tributpflichtige

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सहायक नदियों

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Affluenti

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지류, 분류, 공물을 바치는 사람, 공물을 바치는 나라

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Притоки, Приток, Данник, Платящий дань, Государство, платящее дань

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Afluentes, Afluente, Tributario

Word origin

late Middle English (in tributary (sense 2)): from Latin tributarius, from tributum (see tribute). tributary (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.

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Tributaries synonims

branch

noun

A part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough.

Usage examples:

Sophie was in the branches of a tree eating an apple
verb

(of a road or path) divide into one or more subdivisions.

Usage examples:

Follow this track south until it branches into two
Branch - all meanings in English

confluent

adjective

Flowing together or merging.

Usage examples:

These confluent tones helped to fuse and unite his landscapes
Confluent - all meanings in English

creek

noun

A narrow, sheltered waterway, especially an inlet in a shoreline or channel in a marsh.

Usage examples:

A sandy beach in a sheltered creek
adjective

Relating to or denoting the creek or their language.

Usage examples:

In 1814, a creek faction, the red sticks, rose against settlers in the south but was crushed by gen…
noun

A small river or stream

Creek - all meanings in English

feeder

noun

A person or animal that eats a particular food or in a particular manner.

Usage examples:

A plankton feeder
noun

An organization, system, etc. that supplies a larger organization, system, etc. with something

Usage examples:

The small regional airlines act as feeders, carrying passengers to the major airports served by int…
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headwater

noun

A tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.

Usage examples:

These paths follow rivers right up into their headwaters
adjective

Forming or containing streams that flow into a larger river close to where it starts

Usage examples:

Headwater streams contain a variety of unique life forms., the headwater tributaries of the rio gra…
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influent

adjective

Flowing in.

Usage examples:

Some particles delivered in the influent streams settle in the reservoirs
noun

A stream, especially a tributary, which flows into another stream or lake.

Usage examples:

The method involves the steps of continuously flowing an influent into a treatment basin and contin…
noun

A stream that flows into another stream

Usage examples:

There is a desire to evaluate the toxicity of the influent to municipal waste treatment plants., th…
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