Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterstream

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-stream
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stream of water.

Example Sentences

"When the solid supply of a waterstream is high and the transfer capacity is not adequate for the transportation of the corresponding solid material, flow speed is reduced and deposition of the heavier solid material begins."

Etymology

From Middle English water streme, from Old English wæterstrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *watarstraum, equivalent to water + stream. Cognate with West Frisian wetterstream, Dutch waterstroom, German Wasserstrom.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: water streme, wæterstrēam, *watarstraum

Inflected Forms

waterstreams (plural) water stream (alternative)

Questions

What does waterstream mean?: A stream of water.
Where does waterstream come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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