What is the definition of basin?
A circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
basin |?bās?n| noun 1 a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin. 2 a wide, round open container, esp. one used for holding liquid. 3 a natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water : the Indian Ocean basin. ? the tract of country that is drained by a river and its tributaries or drains into a lake or sea : the Amazon basin | a drainage basin. ? an enclosed area of water where vessels can be moored : a yacht basin. ? Geology a circumscribed area within which the rock strata dip toward the center. DERIVATIVES basinful |-?fo?l| noun ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca ‘water container,’ perhaps of Gaulish origin.
