tributary

noun · adjectiveB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

tributaries

1.
(hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
Đồng nghĩa: affluent, influent
2.
(anatomy) A vein which drains into another vein.
The great saphenous vein is a tributary of the femoral vein.
3.
A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)Related to the paying of tribute.
2.
(not comparable)Subordinate; inferior.
3.
(not comparable)Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.

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Đồng nghĩa

affluentinfluent

Trái nghĩa

distributary

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

tréyes From Middle English tributarie (paying tribute), from Latin tribūtārius, from tribūtum (tribute).