Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surface runoff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: sur-face runoff
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Overland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When there is very heavy rainfall on California hillsides over a prolonged period, there is almost always ensuing surface runoff."

Etymology

From surface + runoff.

Usage

Inflected Forms

surface runoffs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

precipitation wastewater

Synonyms

stormwater runoff[Appendix:Glossary

Questions

What does surface runoff mean?: Overland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.
Where does surface runoff come from?: From surface + runoff.

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