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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWastewater
/ˈweɪstˌwɔː.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Water that has been used in homes, businesses, or industrial processes and is contaminated with various waste products.
"The municipal treatment plant processes millions of gallons of wastewater every day." - 2
Rainwater or other liquid runoff that picks up pollutants as it travels across the surface of the land.
"Industrial wastewater must be carefully filtered before it is released back into the river."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adjectives/verbs 'waste' (from Old French 'wastrer', ultimately from Latin 'vastare', meaning to lay waste or desolate) and 'water' (from Old English 'wæter', of Germanic origin). The compound term emerged in the mid-20th century with the rise of industrialization and municipal sanitation engineering to specifically designate water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wastewater" is said worldwide
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eaux usées
Transliteration: oz u-ze
"Les eaux usées sont traitées avant d'être rejetées."
Abwasser
Transliteration: ap-vas-er
"Das Abwasser wird in der Kläranlage gereinigt."
acque reflue
Transliteration: a-kwe re-flue
"Il depuratore gestisce tutte le acque reflue della città."
aguas residuales
Transliteration: a-gwas re-si-dwah-les
"La planta de tratamiento purifica las aguas residuales."
águas residuais
Transliteration: a-gwas re-zi-du-ajsh
"É proibido descarregar águas residuais sem tratamento."
गंदा पानी
Transliteration: ganda pani
"कारखाने का गंदा पानी नदी में मिल रहा है।"
废水
Transliteration: fèishuǐ
"工厂正在安装净化废水的设备。"
폐수
Transliteration: phesu
"공장에서 배출된 폐수가 하천을 오염시켰습니다."
排水
Transliteration: haisui
"工場からの排水は厳しく規制されている。"
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