basinal

ba·sin

B0101900 (bā′sĭn)n.1. a. An open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids.b. The amount that such a vessel can hold.2. A washbowl; a sink.3. a. A body of water that is connected to the sea and is partially or almost completely enclosed by land.b. A small body of water that is artificially enclosed.4. See watershed.5. Geology a. A broad tract of land in which the rock strata are tilted toward a common center.b. A large, bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.

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[Middle English, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccīnum, from *baccus, container, of Celtic origin.]

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ba′sin·al adj.ba′sined (-sĭnd) adj.

basinal

(ˈbeɪsɪnəl) adjpertaining to a basin

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Adj.

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basinal - of or relating to a basin; "basinal deposits"