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Basin (Middle High German beckin ; old French bacin , in Gallic bacca , water vessel) stands for:
- Pelvis (anatomy) , part of the skeleton or trunk
- Basin (musical instrument) , one or two plate-shaped metal discs
- a vessel for fish, see aquarium
- generally a large, flat, bowl-shaped vessel, see container
especially in the geosciences:
- Basin (geomorphology) , a recent depression in the surface of the solid earth
- Sedimentary basin , a recent or fossil subsidence area that absorbs large amounts of sediments or that took up in prehistoric times
- the catchment area of a river system
Becken is the family name of the following people:
- Dieter Becken (* 1951), German manager and football official
- Pierre Becken (* 1987), German soccer player
See also:
Wiktionary: Basin - explanations of meanings, origins of words, synonyms, translations
