SUNKEN


Meaning of SUNKEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsəŋ-kən ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English sonkyn, past participle of sinken to sink

Date: 14th century

1. : submerged ; especially : lying at the bottom of a body of water

2.

a. : hollow , recessed

sunken cheeks

b. : lying in a depression

a sunken garden

c. : settled below the normal level

d. : constructed below the normal floor level

a sunken living room

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.