endorheic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a basin or lake: having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation or seepage into the ground.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈɹiːɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-endorheic.wav /ˌɛndoʊˈɹiɪk/ /ˌɛndə-/ /-ˈreɪɪk/

Word forms

endorheic endoreic endorreic endorrheic endorrhoeic

Etymology

PIE word *h₁én From English endo- (prefix meaning ‘internal, inside, within’) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, gush, stream”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow, stream”)) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives).

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