DEGRADATION (RIVER BEDS OR STREAM CHANNELS)

Meaning of DEGRADATION (RIVER BEDS OR STREAM CHANNELS) in English

The general lowering of the streambed by erosive processes, such as scouring by flowing water. The removal of channel bed materials and downcutting of natural stream channels. Such erosion may initiate degradation of tributary channels, causing damage similar to that due to gully erosion and valley trenching.

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RIVER — any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks (ultimately from Latin ripa, bank). Modern usage …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEGRADATION — n I. degradation (1. reduction in rank; 2. degraded existence); II. shading off, graduation (of colors, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
BEDS — abbreviation Bedfordshire
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RIVER — I Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Английский словарь Британика
STREAM — I. ˈstrēm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English strem, streme, from Old English strēam; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIVER — I. ˈrivə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, river, from Old French rivere, riviere riverbank, …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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DEGRADATION — ˌdegrəˈdāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin degradation-, degradatio, from degradatus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANNELS — plural of channel present third singular of channel
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BEDS — plural of bed present third singular of bed
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEGRADATION — (n.) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank …
Английский словарь Webster
DEGRADATION — ( n. ) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STREAM — — streamless , adj. — streamlike , adj. /streem/ , n. 1. a body of water flowing in a channel …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIVER — river 1 — riverless , adj. — riverlike , adj. /riv"euhr/ , n. 1. a natural stream of water of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEGRADATION — — degradational , adj. — degradative , adj. /deg'reuh day"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the act of degrading. 2. the state …
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BEDS — /bedz/ , n. Bedfordshire.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STREAM — I. ˈstrēm noun Etymology: Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIVER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius …
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BEDS — Bedfordshire
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STREAM — noun a beam or ray of light. 2. stream ·vt to unfurl. 3. stream ·vi to pour out, or emit, …
Webster English vocab
RIVER — noun one who rives or splits. 2. river ·vi to hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks …
Webster English vocab
DEGRADATION — noun arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. 2. degradation ·noun diminution …
Webster English vocab
BEDS. — ■ abbreviation Bedfordshire.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STREAM — [stream] n [ME streme, fr. OE stream; akin to OHG stroum stream, Gk rhein to flow] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIVER — [riv.er] n, often attrib [ME rivere, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL riparia, fr. L, fem. of riparius riparian, fr. ripa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEDS — [Beds] abbreviation Bedfordshire
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIVER — river, River BrE AmE ˈrɪv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ river|s z ▶ ˈ river ˌ basin BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEGRADATION — degradation BrE AmE ˌdeɡ rə ˈdeɪʃ ə n ▷ degradation|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEDS — Beds BrE AmE bedz —see also ↑ Bedfordshire
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STREAM — / striːm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small narrow river : mountain streams —see also downstream …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — / ˈrɪvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( abbr. R. ) a natural flow of water that continues in a long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEGRADATION — / ˌdegrəˈdeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a situation in which sb has lost all self-respect and the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHANNELS — ➡ channel
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREAM — I. stream 1 W3 /striːm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . SMALL RIVER a natural …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIVER — riv ‧ er S2 W2 /ˈrɪvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEGRADATION — deg ‧ ra ‧ da ‧ tion /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] an experience …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STREAM — n. & v. --n. 1 a flowing body of water, esp. a small river. 2 a the flow of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEDS. — abbr. Bedfordshire.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STREAM — n. & v. n. 1 a flowing body of water, esp. a small river. 2 a the flow of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEDS. — abbr. Bedfordshire.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STREAM — n. & v. --n. 1. a flowing body of water, esp. a small river. 2 a the flow of a …
Oxford English vocab
RIVER — n.1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
BEDS. — abbr. Bedfordshire.
Oxford English vocab
STREAM — ( streams, streaming, streamed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A stream …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — ( rivers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A river is a large …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEGRADATION — ( degradations) 1. You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, …
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DEGRADATION — (~s) 1. You use ~ to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STREAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flood/stream of inquiries ▪ The special offer has produced a flood of inquiries …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a river valley ▪ The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys. an ocean/sea/river current …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEGRADATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE environmental ▪ These problems include those associated with rural poverty, malnutrition, population changes and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIVER — [noun] [C] - a natural wide stream of fresh water flowing across the land into the sea, a lake, or …
Cambridge English vocab
RIVER — Aare River Aar River Achelous River Adda River Adige River Adour River Aguán River Agusan River Alabama River Aliákmon River …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIVER — n. Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STREAM — I. noun 1 small river ADJECTIVE ▪ little , small ▪ shallow ▪ clear ▪ fast-flowing , rushing ▪ bubbling …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIVER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , great , large , long , mighty , wide ▪ the mighty River Nile ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIVER — n. 25B6; noun WATERCOURSE, waterway, tributary, stream, rivulet, brook, inlet, rill, runnel, freshet; Scottish & N. English burn; N. English …
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