endorheic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From endo- (“‘internal’”) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rheō), “‘I flow, stream’”) + -ic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɛn.doʊˈɻiː.ɪk/

[edit] Adjective

endorheic (not comparable)

1. (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
   • 1998, Brian Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters: Man and Medium, Past to Future, Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 978-0-632-03512-0, page 198,

     The catchment-derived water-supply, in evaporating, leaves salts and the basin becomes an endorheic (internally drained) salt lake.

[edit] Synonyms

• (internally drained): terminal, closed

[edit] Antonyms

• (internally drained): exorheic

[edit] See also

• Endorheic basin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Endorheic basin
• Open and closed lakes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Open and closed lakes