rivulet

riv·u·let

noun \ˈri-vyə-lət, -və-\

Definition of RIVULET

: a small stream

Examples of RIVULET

1. <small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff>

Origin of RIVULET

Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, from Latin rivulus, diminutive of rivus stream — more at run

First Known Use: 1587

Related to RIVULET

Synonyms: beck [British], bourn (or bourne), brook, brooklet, burn [British], gill [British], rill, creek, run [chiefly Midland], runlet, runnel, streamlet

Related Words: arroyo, billabong [Australian], fresh, freshet, runoff; bayou, coulee, slough (also slew or slue), stream, wash; canal, channel, cut, cutoff, gut, kill, millrace, millstream, race, watercourse, waterway; affluent, branch, confluent, distributary, influent, tributary

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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale