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Definition: HEADWATER

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Being upstream.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun 1. The source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile".[Wordnet].

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"Headwater" is a common misspelling or typo for: headwaters, headwaiter.

Date "Headwater" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1885. (references)

Specialty Definition: HEADWATER

Domain Definition
Electrical Engineering Water upstream of the retaining works or power plant. Source: European Union. (references)
Geography 1: The water upstream from a hydraulic structure. Source: European Union. (references)
  2: Water level prevailing in the supply channel. Source: European Union. (references)
  3: The upper reaches of a stream near its source. Source: European Union. (references)
Technology The source and upper part of a stream; water upstream of a dam. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: HEADWATER

Expressions Domain Definition
Headwater advisory program (ADVIS) Weather A Program which uses the Antecedent Precipitation Index (API) method of estimating runoff, unit hydrograph theory and stage-discharge ratings to produce hydrologic forecasts for headwater basins. (references)
Headwater advisory table Weather A table developed by a River Forecast Center for a Headwater Guidance Point; a pre-computed matrix of values allows a forecaster to ascertain an anticipated crest or rise on a small river or stream for a variety of rainfall events and soil moisture conditions. (references)
Headwater basin Weather A basin at the headwaters of a river. All discharge of the river at this point is developed within the basin. (references)
Headwater erosion Geography 1: Erosion which occurs in the upstream end of the valley of a stream, causing it to lengthen its course in such direction; lengthening and cutting upstream of a young valley or gully above the original source of its stream, effected by erosion of the upland at the valley head; it is accomplished by rainwash, gullying, spring sapping and the slumping of material into the head of the growing. Source: European Union. (references)
    2: Lengthening and cutting upstream of a young valley or gully above the original source of its stream, effected by erosion of the upland at the valley head; it is accomplished by rainwash, gullying, spring sapping, and the slumping of material into the head of the growing valley. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: HEADWATER

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Headwater Diversion Plan 5     Headwater Diversion Channel 4
Headwater Diversion Channel 4     Headwater Diversion Plan 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: HEADWATER

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Armenian սկիզբ (beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, derivation), ջրի մակերեվույթ (headwater), ակունք (headwater, outfall, outflow, source). Additional references: Armenian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Armjanski Yazyk սկիզբ (beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, derivation), ջրի մակերեվույթ (headwater), ակունք (headwater, outfall, outflow, source). Additional references: Armjanski Yazyk, Armenia, Azerbaijan, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski горен бйеф (headwater). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) goren byef (headwater). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian horní tok (headwater, headwaters, head water, upper reaches), prameny (headwaters, headwater, wells, founts, springs). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese montante (amount, sum, upright, upstream, cash sum), curso superior de um rio (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), água a montante (headwater). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian горен бйеф (headwater). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) goren byef (headwater). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish udspring og oevre loeb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), vandstand i tilfoerselskanalen (headwater). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Mongolian усны дээд тївшин (headwater), ундрага (headwater), голын эх (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Central Mongolian, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Central (transliteration) usny deed tїvshin (headwater), undraga (headwater), golyn ekh (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Central Mongolian, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina horní tok (headwater, headwaters, head water, upper reaches), prameny (headwaters, headwater, wells, founts, springs). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 河源头 (headwater), 河源 (riverhead, headwaters, Heyuan source of river, river head, headland). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech horní tok (headwater, headwaters, head water, upper reaches), prameny (headwaters, headwater, wells, founts, springs). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish udspring og oevre loeb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), vandstand i tilfoerselskanalen (headwater). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk udspring og oevre loeb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), vandstand i tilfoerselskanalen (headwater). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), Quellgebiet (headwater, headwaters, Source), der Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), das Oberwasser (backwater, headwater). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch bovenloop van een rivier (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), waterpeil bovenstrooms van de uitlaat (headwater), bovenloop (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Ena սկիզբ (beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, derivation), ջրի մակերեվույթ (headwater), ակունք (headwater, outfall, outflow, source). Additional references: Ena, Armenia, Azerbaijan, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermeni Dili սկիզբ (beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, derivation), ջրի մակերեվույթ (headwater), ակունք (headwater, outfall, outflow, source). Additional references: Ermeni Dili, Armenia, Azerbaijan, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermenice սկիզբ (beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, derivation), ջրի մակերեվույթ (headwater), ակունք (headwater, outfall, outflow, source). Additional references: Ermenice, Armenia, Azerbaijan, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish ylävesi (headwater), latvavedet (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), joen yläjuoksu (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Français tête de la rivière (headwater), parcours amont (headwater), eau d'amont (head water, headwater, upper water), cours supérieur d'une rivière (headwater, head-waters of a stream, upper course of river), amont d'un cours d'eau (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), source (source, spring, fountain, fount, fountainhead), bief amont (headrace, headwater), bief supérieur (head water, headwater). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
French tête de la rivière (headwater), parcours amont (headwater), eau d'amont (head water, headwater, upper water), cours supérieur d'une rivière (headwater, head-waters of a stream, upper course of river), amont d'un cours d'eau (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), source (source, spring, fountain, fount, fountainhead), bief amont (headrace, headwater), bief supérieur (head water, headwater). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
German Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), Quellgebiet (headwater, headwaters, Source), der Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), das Oberwasser (backwater, headwater). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek νερό στά ανάντη (headwater), άνω ρους ποταμού (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), ανάντη στάθμη νερού (headwater). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) nero sta anandi (headwater), ano rois potamou (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), anandi stathmi nerou (headwater). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Haieren սկիզբ (beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, derivation), ջրի մակերեվույթ (headwater), ակունք (headwater, outfall, outflow, source). Additional references: Haieren, Armenia, Azerbaijan, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Halh усны дээд тївшин (headwater), ундрага (headwater), голын эх (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Halh, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Halh (transliteration) usny deed tїvshin (headwater), undraga (headwater), golyn ekh (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Halh, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), Quellgebiet (headwater, headwaters, Source), der Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), das Oberwasser (backwater, headwater). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), Quellgebiet (headwater, headwaters, Source), der Oberlauf (headwater, upper reaches), das Oberwasser (backwater, headwater). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian felvíz (headwater). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian sorgente (source, spring, fountain, fount, rising). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Khalkha Mongolian усны дээд тївшин (headwater), ундрага (headwater), голын эх (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Khalkha Mongolian, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Khalkha (transliteration) usny deed tїvshin (headwater), undraga (headwater), golyn ekh (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Khalkha Mongolian, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar felvíz (headwater). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongol усны дээд тївшин (headwater), ундрага (headwater), голын эх (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Mongol, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongol (transliteration) usny deed tїvshin (headwater), undraga (headwater), golyn ekh (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Mongol, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongolian усны дээд тївшин (headwater), ундрага (headwater), голын эх (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Mongolian, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongolian (transliteration) usny deed tїvshin (headwater), undraga (headwater), golyn ekh (firth, headwater, issue, outfall, outflow). Additional references: Mongolian, Mongolia, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian kilde (source, spring, fountain, fount, headwater). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish zmierzać (tend, aim, drive, head, headband), wucet (bog, cloakroom, head, headband, headboard), seks oralny (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland), rozpoczynać (begin, commence, initiate, begun, commenced), przewodniczyć (preside, chair, predominate, presided, head), manager (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland), kierownik (manager, boss, director, superintendent, supervisor), kierować (direct, drive, head, control, lead), kibel (wc, bog, can, Canada, canard), być na czele (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch zmierzać (tend, aim, drive, head, headband), wucet (bog, cloakroom, head, headband, headboard), seks oralny (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland), rozpoczynać (begin, commence, initiate, begun, commenced), przewodniczyć (preside, chair, predominate, presided, head), manager (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland), kierownik (manager, boss, director, superintendent, supervisor), kierować (direct, drive, head, control, lead), kibel (wc, bog, can, Canada, canard), być na czele (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski zmierzać (tend, aim, drive, head, headband), wucet (bog, cloakroom, head, headband, headboard), seks oralny (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland), rozpoczynać (begin, commence, initiate, begun, commenced), przewodniczyć (preside, chair, predominate, presided, head), manager (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland), kierownik (manager, boss, director, superintendent, supervisor), kierować (direct, drive, head, control, lead), kibel (wc, bog, can, Canada, canard), być na czele (head, headband, headboard, headlamp, headland). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese montante (sum, amount, upstream, cash sum, flux), curso superior de um rio (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), água a montante (headwater). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi källflöde (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian верхняя вода (headrace, headwater, surface-water, top water, upper water). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) verkhnyaya voda (headrace, headwater, surface-water, top water, upper water). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki верхняя вода (headrace, headwater, surface-water, top water, upper water). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) verkhnyaya voda (headrace, headwater, surface-water, top water, upper water). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland udspring og oevre loeb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), vandstand i tilfoerselskanalen (headwater). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Somkhuri սկիզբ (beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, derivation), ջրի մակերեվույթ (headwater), ակունք (headwater, outfall, outflow, source). Additional references: Somkhuri, Armenia, Azerbaijan, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish cabecera (header, headboard, bedside, head, headpiece), tramo superior (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), curso superior de un río (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), carga de toma (headwater), aguas arriba (upstream, headwater, moving upstream). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea ylävesi (headwater), latvavedet (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), joen yläjuoksu (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi ylävesi (headwater), latvavedet (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), joen yläjuoksu (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska källflöde (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish källflöde (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian верхів'я (source, headwater). Additional references: Ukrainian, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) verkhіv'ya (source, headwater). Additional references: Ukrainian, headwater. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: HEADWATER

Language Translations for “headwater” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin eadwaterhay (headwater). Additional references: Pig Latin, headwater. (volunteer)
Terran B coeron (headwater). Additional references: Terran B, headwater. (volunteer)
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