Simplified Chinese Meaning of tributary

支流

Other Simplified Chinese words related to 支流

Definitions and Meaning of tributary in English

Wordnet

tributary (n)

a branch that flows into the main stream

Wordnet

tributary (s)

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

paying tribute

tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

Webster

tributary (a.)

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace.

Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.

Paid in tribute.

Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.

Webster

tributary (n.)

A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security.

A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.

FAQs About the word tributary

支流

a branch that flows into the main stream, (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream, paying tribute, tending to bring about; being partly responsible forPaying

助手,帮助,互补的,促进,次要的,从属的,子公司,支持,另外的,佐剂

首领,主要,校长,基础,基本的,基本的,必要,初级,素数,至关重要的

tributariness => 流域关系, tributaries => 支流, tribunitious => 护民官的, tribunitian => 护民官的, tribunitial => 保民官的,