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Meaning of "wastewater" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WASTEWATER

wastewater  [ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WASTEWATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wastewater is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WASTEWATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wastewater

Wastewater

Wastewater, also written as waste water, is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. Municipal wastewater is usually conveyed in a combined sewer or sanitary sewer, and treated at a wastewater treatment plant. Treated wastewater is discharged into receiving water via an effluent sewer. Wastewaters generated in areas without access to centralized sewer systems rely on on-site wastewater systems. These typically comprise a septic tank, drain field, and optionally an on-site treatment unit. Sewage is the subset of wastewater that is contaminated with feces or urine, but is often used to mean any wastewater. Sewage includes domestic, municipal, or industrial liquid waste products disposed of, usually via a pipe or sewer, sometimes in a cesspool emptier. Sewerage is the physical infrastructure, including pipes, pumps, screens, channels etc. used to convey sewage from its origin to the point of eventual treatment or disposal. It is found in all types of sewage treatment, with the exception of septic systems, which treat sewage on site.

Definition of wastewater in the English dictionary

The definition of wastewater in the dictionary is relating to waste water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WASTEWATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
cutwater
ˈkʌtˌwɔːtə
Derwentwater
ˈdɜːwəntˌwɔːtə
dishwater
ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
feedwater
ˈfiːdˌwɔːtə
firewater
ˈfaɪəˌwɔːtə
floodwater
ˈflʌdˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
meltwater
ˈmɛltˌwɔːtə
pump-water
ˈpʌmpˌwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
shearwater
ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
Ullswater
ˈʌlzˌwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WASTEWATER

wastebasket
wastebin
wasted
wasteful
wastefully
wastefulness
wastel
wasteland
wastelot
wasteness
wastepaper
wastepaper basket
wastepaper bin
waster
wasterfully
wasterfulness
wastery
wastes
wasteway
wasteweir

WORDS THAT END LIKE WASTEWATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
head of water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
salt water
surface water
tap water
test the water
underwater
waste water
water

Synonyms and antonyms of wastewater in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wastewater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WASTEWATER

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

Translator English - Chinese

废水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguas residuales
570 millions of speakers

English

wastewater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपशिष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مياه الصرف الصحي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сточных вод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de águas residuais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্জ্য জল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eaux usées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Air kumbahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abwasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

廃水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폐수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limbah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước thải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கழிவுநீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सांडपाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atıksu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acque reflue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ścieków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стічних вод
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apelor uzate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λυμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afvalwater
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avloppsvatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avløpsvann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wastewater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WASTEWATER»

The term «wastewater» is very widely used and occupies the 22.095 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WASTEWATER» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «WASTEWATER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wastewater.
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Michael Bennett
I say we have not even had the decency to maintain the assets that our parents and grandparents built for us - our roads, our bridges, our wastewater systems, our sewer systems; by the way, those weren't Bolsheviks, those weren't socialists that built those things for us - much less build the infrastructure we need for the 21st century.
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Jeff Miller
I, in fact, have been involved in the construction of and the management of wastewater treatment plants.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASTEWATER»

Discover the use of wastewater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wastewater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse
No environmental engineering professional or civil or and environmental engineering major should be without a copy of this book- tt describes the technological and regulatory changes that have occurred over the last ten years in this ...
George Tchobanoglous, Franklin Louis Burton, H. David Stensel, 2004
2
Wastewater Treatment and Technology
Wastewater Treatment and Technology examines the processes available for the various stages of treatment of wastewater, beginning with the preliminary processes of screening, grit removal and storm water separation and ending with tertiary ...
Christopher F. Forster, 2003
3
Wastewater Microbiology
Complete with end-of-chapter questions, this is the single go-to reference in wastewater microbiology for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in sciences and engineering in the fields of microbiology and ...
Gabriel Bitton, 2011
4
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies
This Handbook is an authoritative reference for process and plant engineers, water treatment plant operators and environmental consultants.
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, 2002
5
Wastewater Treatment: Biological and Chemical Processes
This book gives a most detailed presentation of the theories behind modern wastewater treatment processes. It presents an up-to-date description of wastewater characteristics and the theories of biological processes and their modelling.
M. Henze, 2002
6
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology
'Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right' Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology ...
Duncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan, 2003
7
Adsorption Design for Wastewater Treatment
Practicing engineers will find the book especially useful for accurate, direct advice on designing batch and fixed-bed adsorption systems. Contaminant removal will be an ever-present challenge to environmental engineers.
David O. Cooney, 1998
8
Handbook of Biological Wastewater Treatment: Design and ...
Handbook of Biological Wastewater Treatment: Second Edition deals with the optimized design of biological and chemical nutrient removal.
Adrianus C. van Haandel, J. G. M. van der Lubbe, 2012
9
Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Guide for the ...
This volume is the only resource that describes and explains in simple, non-mathematical terms the unit processes used to treat both drinking water and wastewater.
Joanne Drinan, Joanne E. Drinan, Frank Spellman, 2000
10
Wastewater Bacteria
This straightforward manual equips plant technicians to meet these objectives with essential information to understand the biological processes and organisms involved in wastewater treatment.
Michael H. Gerardi, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASTEWATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wastewater is used in the context of the following news items.
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Series Of Earthquakes Strikes Oklahoma Near Wastewater Disposal …
Earlier in July, state oil and gas officials put more than 200 new wastewater disposal wells under extra review as “Areas of Interest” for the possibility that they ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
2
Wastewater disposal causes sharp rise in central US earthquakes
Wastewater disposal causes sharp rise in central US earthquakes ... of earthquakes in the central United States by injecting wastewater into underground wells. «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Wastewater plant's "sewage to suds" beer brewing challenge
They won't be competing in the upcoming Pure Water Brew Challenge, in which an Oregon wastewater treatment operator has asked home brewers to make ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
4
Fracking is not the cause of quakes. The real problem is wastewater.
“We consider induced seismicity to be primarily triggered by the disposal of wastewater into deep wells,” said Mark Petersen, chief of the National Seismic ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
5
Oklahoma links earthquakes to oil and gas industry wastewater
There has been a sharp increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma in recent years. Some observers have suggested the rise of oil and gas drilling is ... «PBS NewsHour, Apr 15»
6
Oklahoma Recognizes Role of Drilling in Earthquakes
The website coincided with a statement by the state-run Oklahoma Geological Survey that it “considers it very likely” that wastewater wells are causing the ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
7
Study Links Azle Earthquake Swarm to Natural Gas Drilling
With real-time monitors, scientists have linked a swarm of small earthquakes west of Fort Worth, Texas, to nearby natural gas wells and wastewater injection. «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Apr 15»
8
Why Dump Treated Wastewater When You Could Make Beer With It?
Just when we thought craft beer couldn't get any zanier, we learn that Oregonians want to make it with treated wastewater. Clean Water Services of Hillsboro ... «NPR, Jan 15»
9
VIDEO: Bill Gates drinks processed wastewater
Microsoft founder Bill Gates may be known for trying to reinvent the common toilet but now he's setting out to reinvent the wastewater treatment plant. This week ... «WaterWorld, Jan 15»
10
San Diego agrees to turn recycled wastewater into drinking water
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a $2.5-billion plan to recycle wastewater, the latest example of how California cities are looking for new ... «Fox News, Nov 14»

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