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Basin may mean:

  • Drainage basin
    Drainage basin

    A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
    , hydrological basin or catchment basin, a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water
  • Tarim Basin
    Tarim Basin

    The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic basin occupying an area of more than 400,000 km2. It is located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in PRC's far west....
    , located in Xinjiang, China and is one of the largest drainage basins in the world.
  • Sedimentary basin
    Sedimentary basin

    The term sedimentary basin is used to refer to any geographical feature exhibiting subsidence and consequent infilling by sedimentation. As the sediments are buried, they are subjected to increasing pressure and begin the process of lithification....
    , low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent positive areas
  • Structural basin, in geology, referring to the basin-shaped warping of underlying bedrock in a region
  • Depression (geology)
    Depression (geology)

    Depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms, and may be referred to by a variety of technical terms....
    , landform lower than the surrounding area, such as the Kalahari Basin
  • Oceanic basin
    Oceanic basin

    Hydrologically, an oceanic basin may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater, but geologically ocean basins are large Basin that are below sea level....
    , anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater
  • A downdropped fault block, or graben
    Graben

    A graben is a depression block of land bordered by parallel Fault s. Graben is German language for ditch.A graben is the result of a block of land being downthrown producing a valley with a distinct Escarpment on each side....
    , which fill with sediments
  • Wash basin, a bowl (vessel)
    Bowl (vessel)

    A bowl is a common open-top container used in many cultures to serve food, and is also used for drinking and storing other items. They are typically small and shallow, although some, such as Punch bowls and salad bowls, are larger and often intended to serve many people....
     designed to contain water for the purpose of cleaning hands and other minor ablutions; see also sink
    Sink

    In plumbing, a sink or basin is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture that is used for washing hands or small objects. In American plumbing parlance, a bathroom sink is known as a lavatory....
    • An emesis basin
      Emesis basin

      An emesis basin is a shallow Bowl with a kidney-shaped footprint and sloping walls . Various sizes of emesis basin are a common sight in healthcare settings, including facilities such as nursing homes that may have bedridden patients....
       is a specific type of basin
  • Pudding basin, a kitchen utensil of a rounded internal form and wider at its open top
  • Basin, or dock
    Dock (maritime)

    A dock is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships. However the exact meaning varies between different variants of the English language....
    , used for the reception of boats, in which the water level is maintained:
    • canal basin
      Canal basin

      A canal basin is an expanse of waterway alongside or at the end of a canal, and wider than the canal, constructed to allow boats to moor or unload cargo without impeding the progress of other traffic, and to allow room for turning, thus serving as a winding hole....
       found on inland waterways
    • tidal basin
      Tidal Basin

      The Tidal Basin is a partially man-made inlet adjacent to the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is part of West Potomac Park and is surrounded by the Jefferson Memorial and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial....
       associated with navigable rivers
  • Basin of attraction, in the mathematics of nonlinear systems
  • Basin (chanson de geste)
    Basin (chanson de geste)

    Basin is a chanson de geste about Charlemagne's childhood. While the Old French Epic poetry poem has been lost, the story has come down to us via a 13th century Old Norse prose version in the Karlamagn?s saga....
    , chanson de geste (epic poem) about a thief of the same name


In places:
  • Basin, Wyoming
    Basin, Wyoming

    Basin is a town in, and the county seat of, Big Horn County, Wyoming, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,239 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • The Basin, Victoria
    The Basin, Victoria

    The Basin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's Melbourne city centre. Its Local Government Areas of Victoria is the City of Knox....
  • The Basin, geological feature within Franconia Notch State Park
    Franconia Notch State Park

    Franconia Notch State Park is located in the White Mountains in northern New Hampshire and straddles of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman mountain range and Franconia Range....
     in New Hampshire, United States
  • Basin Harbor Club
    Basin Harbor Club

    The Basin Harbor Club is a club and guesthouse located in Vergennes, Vermont, Vermont. The club?s first residence building was constructed in 1790 by Platt Rogers, who used it as an inn....
     in Vergennes, Vermont
  • Basin Mountain, one of the Adirondack High Peaks in the U.S. state of New York
  • Basin, Masovian Voivodeship
    Basin, Masovian Voivodeship

    Basin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baran?w, Masovian Voivodeship, within Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....
     (east-central Poland)