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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesendorreico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: endoˈreiko
"La cuenca del lago Eyre es un sistema endorreico."
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Designating a drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water such as rivers or oceans, losing water solely through evaporation or seepage.
"The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, located in an expansive endorheic basin."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century from Ancient Greek 'endon' meaning 'within' and 'rheein' meaning 'to flow'. The term was introduced into geographical and hydrological terminology to describe closed drainage basins that do not flow out to the sea.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Endorheic" is said worldwide
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endoréique
Transliteration: ãdoʁeik
"Le bassin de la mer Caspienne est une cuvette endoréique."
endorheisch
Transliteration: ɛndoˈʁɛɪʃ
"Ein endorheisches Becken hat keinen Abfluss zum Meer."
endorheic
Transliteration: endorɛiko
Script: endorenico
"Il bacino idrografico chiuso è di tipo endoreico."
endorreico
Transliteration: endoˈreiko
"La cuenca del lago Eyre es un sistema endorreico."
endorreico
Transliteration: ẽdoˈʁejku
"Uma bacia endorreica não tem escoamento para o oceano."
अंतःप्रवाही
Transliteration: antah-pravahi
Script: अंतःप्रवाही बेसिन
"कैस्पियन सागर एक अंतःप्रवाही द्रोणी में स्थित है।"
内流河的
Transliteration: nèiliú hé de
Script: 内流区
"内流盆地是指没有出口流向海洋的流域。"
내유역의
Transliteration: naeyuyeogui
Script: 내류 유역
"카스피해는 대표적인 내류 유역에 위치해 있습니다."
内陸流域の
Transliteration: nairiku ryuuiki no
Script: 内陸流域
"カスピ海周辺は広大な内陸流域である。"
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