Embayment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈeɪmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɛntʃəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɛntʃəz/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈeɪmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einbettung

eine Vertiefung einer Küstenlinie, die größer als eine Bucht, aber kleiner als ein Golf ist

🇫🇷French

baie

une indentation d'un rivage plus grande qu'une crique mais plus petite qu'un golfe

🇪🇸Spanish

bahía

una hendidura de una costa más grande que una cala pero más pequeña que un golfo

🇮🇹Italian

imbarco

una rientranza di una costa più grande di una baia ma più piccola di un golfo

🇳🇱Dutch

inbeslagname

een inkeping in een kustlijn die groter is dan een inham maar kleiner dan een golf

🇵🇹Portuguese

embutimento

um recorte de uma linha costeira maior que uma enseada, mas menor que um golfo

🇷🇺Russian

залив

углубление береговой линии, больше бухты, но меньше залива

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तटबंध

तटरेखा का एक इंडेंटेशन जो खाड़ी से बड़ा लेकिन खाड़ी से छोटा होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைந்து கொடுப்பது

ஒரு கோவை விட பெரிய ஆனால் வளைகுடாவை விட சிறிய கரையோரத்தின் உள்தள்ளல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంబేమెంట్

కోవ్ కంటే పెద్దది కానీ గల్ఫ్ కంటే చిన్నది అయిన తీరరేఖ యొక్క ఇండెంటేషన్

🇮🇳Gujarati

એમ્બેમેન્ટ

ખાડી કરતાં મોટી પરંતુ અખાત કરતાં નાની કિનારાની ઇન્ડેન્ટેશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಂಬೆಮೆಂಟ್

ಕೋವ್‌ಗಿಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾದ ಆದರೆ ಗಲ್ಫ್‌ಗಿಂತ ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾದ ತೀರದ ಇಂಡೆಂಟೇಶನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംബേയ്മെൻ്റ്

ഒരു കടലിനേക്കാൾ വലുതും എന്നാൽ ഒരു ഗൾഫിനേക്കാൾ ചെറുതുമായ ഒരു തീരത്തിൻ്റെ ഇൻഡൻ്റേഷൻ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

海湾

海岸线的凹痕大于海湾但小于海湾

🇯🇵Japanese

湾

入り江よりは大きいが湾よりは小さい海岸線のくぼみ

🇰🇷Korean

만입

만(灣)보다 크지만 만(灣)보다는 작은 해안선의 움푹 들어간 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái vịnh

vết lõm của bờ biển lớn hơn vịnh nhỏ nhưng nhỏ hơn vịnh

🇹🇭Thai

การชำระหนี้

รอยเว้าของแนวชายฝั่งที่ใหญ่กว่าอ่าวแต่เล็กกว่าอ่าว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanggul

lekukan garis pantai yang lebih besar dari teluk tetapi lebih kecil dari jurang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السداد

مسافة بادئة للخط الساحلي أكبر من الخليج الصغير ولكنها أصغر من الخليج

🇮🇷Persian

فرورفتگی

فرورفتگی خط ساحلی بزرگتر از یارو اما کوچکتر از خلیج

🇹🇷Turkish

gömme

koydan büyük fakat körfezden küçük kıyı şeridi girintisi

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What is the primary definition of the word 'embayment'?

The primary meaning of 'embayment' is 'an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf'.

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Using 'embayment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'embayment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'embayment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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