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Meaning of "catchment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCHMENT

catchment  [ˈkætʃmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATCHMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catchment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATCHMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

catchment

Drainage basin

A drainage basin or watershed is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean. For example, a tributary stream of a brook which joins a small river, which is tributary of a larger river is thus part of a series of successively smaller area but higher elevation drainage basins. Similarly, the Missouri and American rivers are each part of their own drainage basins/watersheds and that of the Mississippi River. Other terms that are used to describe a drainage basin are catchment, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin and water basin. In North America, the term watershed is commonly used to mean a drainage basin, the one meaning an area, the other its high elevation perimeter of that area. Drainage basins drain into other drainage basins in a hierarchical pattern, with smaller sub-drainage basins combining into larger drainage basins.

Definition of catchment in the English dictionary

The first definition of catchment in the dictionary is the act of catching or collecting water. Other definition of catchment is a structure in which water is collected. Catchment is also the water so collected.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATCHMENT


appeachment
əˈpiːtʃmənt
attachment
əˈtætʃmənt
avouchment
əˈvaʊtʃmənt
bewitchment
bɪˈwɪtʃmənt
debauchment
dɪˈbɔːtʃmənt
debouchment
dɪˈbaʊtʃmənt
detachment
dɪˈtætʃmənt
embranchment
ɪmˈbrɑːntʃmənt
encroachment
ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt
enrichment
ɪnˈrɪtʃmənt
entrenchment
ɪnˈtrɛntʃmənt
fleechment
ˈfliːtʃmənt
hatchment
ˈhætʃmənt
impeachment
ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt
mismatchment
ˌmɪsˈmætʃmənt
nonattachment
ˌnɒnəˈtætʃmənt
parchment
ˈpɑːtʃmənt
preachment
ˈpriːtʃmənt
reattachment
ˌriːəˈtætʃmənt
retrenchment
rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCHMENT

catcher
catcher´s mitt
catchflies
catchfly
catchier
catchiest
catchiness
catching
catching pen
catchline
catchment area
catchment basin
Catchment board
catchpennies
catchpenny
catchpole
catchpoll
catchup
catchwater
catchwater drain

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCHMENT

accomplishment
admonishment
advertisement
anti-Establishment
astonishment
capital punishment
corporal punishment
disestablishment
embellishment
encashment
establishment
garnishment
nourishment
punishment
ravishment
refreshment
refurbishment
replenishment
research establishment
the Establishment
writ of attachment

Synonyms and antonyms of catchment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catchment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATCHMENT

Find out the translation of catchment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catchment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catchment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

集水区
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

captación
570 millions of speakers

English

catchment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलग्रहण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستجمعات المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водосбора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

captação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নালা যে খাত বাহিয়া বৃষ্টির জল নদীতে পড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bassin versant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tadahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einzugs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貯水池
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhataran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lưu vực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणलोट क्षेत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idrografico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zlewnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водозбору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

captare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απορροής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opvanggebied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upptagningsområde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedslagsfelt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catchment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHMENT»

The term «catchment» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «catchment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «catchment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catchment

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCHMENT»

Discover the use of catchment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catchment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rainwater catchment systems for domestic supply: design, ...
Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply provides a state-of-the-art review of practice in the collection of rainwater.
John Gould, Erik Nissen-Petersen, 1999
2
Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology
This book represents a new "earth systems" approach to catchments that encompasses the physical and biogeochemical interactions that control the hydrology and biogeochemistry of the system.
C. Kendall, J.J. McDonnell, 1999
3
Design for Water: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater ...
A professional guide to collecting water -- the 21st Century oil.
Heather Kinkade-Levario, 2013
4
Catchment Dynamics and River Processes: Mediterranean and ...
The book examines natural and anthropogenic processes operating in drainage basins and includes coverage of current experimental and fieldwork investigations on soil erosion, river and catchment hydrology, suspended sediment transport and ...
Celso Garcia, Ramon J. Batalla, 2005
5
Handbook of Catchment Management
This book addresses the fundamental requirement for an interdisciplinary catchment based approach to managing and protecting water resources that crucially includes an understanding of land use and its management.
Robert Ferrier, Alan Jenkins, 2009
6
Drinking Water Quality Management from Catchment to ...
Drinking Water Quality Management from Catchment to Consumer is a best practice book that brings together the experience of network members provides a practical guide to help utilities worldwide to develop improved water quality management.
Bob Breach, 2011
7
Reptiles of the NSW Murray Catchment: A Guide to Their ...
This is an easy to use field guide for identifying the 80 reptile species currently known to occur in the Murray catchment area of New South Wales.
Damian Michael, David Lindenmayer, 2010
8
Spatial Patterns in Catchment Hydrology: Observations and ...
Describes use of observed patterns in understanding and modelling hydrological response, for researchers and graduate students.
Rodger Grayson, Günter Blöschl, 2001
9
Catchment Scale Recharge Modelling -
This paper addresses the need to model recharge to groundwater systems at the scale of whole catchments.
TJ Hatton, 1998
10
Farming Action: Catchment Reaction: The Effect of Dryland ...
Farming Action: Catchment Reaction provides a comprehensive technical overview of the relationships between dryland farming systems and catchment land and water quality in Australia, and integrates it in a whole system framework.
J Williams, RA Hook, HL Gascoigne, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCHMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catchment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mining licence revoked: CSG opponents vow to keep up the fight
OPPONENTS of coal seam gas (CSG) activities in the Sydney Water catchment "special areas" have welcomed the cancellation of the ... «St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, Jul 15»
2
Residents allege Darwin airport breaching pollution laws, lodge …
Mr Kew said the 2004 document found by Save Rapid Creek on the spill was released to the Rapid Creek Catchment Advisory Committee. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
NSW government weighs ban on international students at inner …
At the meeting Mr Piccoli suggested the catchment areas for rapidly filling schools in the CBD and Glebe could be widened to accommodate ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
National reps boost Wellington under-17 netball side
"I don't know much about the other teams but traditionally the Auckland teams are hard to beat and Christchurch have quite a big catchment," ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
5
School place row mum teaches daughter at home to save her from …
We are well within the catchment area, all the children here go to Scissett Middle School”. Mrs Cadorn has contacted her local MP Paul Sherriff ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
6
Rains won't help KZN rationing
Harichunder said the dam's level would only improve if there had been substantial rain in its catchment area in the Kranskop and Wartburg ... «Citizen, Jul 15»
7
Less rainwater, mining shrink Gurgaon's Damdama Lake
Mining in the catchment is another aspect as water from the forest that would normally fill the lake has reduced dramatically. The Damdama is ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
8
Children caught in standoff between Balcarras and Gloucestershire …
"They said we live outside catchment. I was gob smacked when they said that. "It's very difficult to chomp on this one. My daughter was very ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
9
Harmful bacteria infesting Melbourne waterways
Elster Creek's catchment covers about 40 square kilometres, and it collects run-off from several inner south eastern and bayside suburbs. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
10
Shock as 'failing' Shropshire primary school threatened with closure
Currently, only a half of eligible pupils in the catchment area attend the school. There are 71 children on roll and the school has places for more ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Catchment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/catchment>. Apr 2024 ».
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