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foun·tain
(foun′tən)n.
1.
a. An artificially created jet or stream of water.
b. A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.
2. A spring, especially the source of a stream.
3. A reservoir or chamber containing a supply of liquid that can be siphoned off as needed.
4. A soda fountain.
5. A drinking fountain.
6. A point of origin or dissemination; a source: the library, a fountain of information.
intr. & tr.v. foun·tained, foun·tain·ing, foun·tains
To flow or cause to flow like a fountain.
[Middle English, from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from Latin, feminine of fontānus, of a spring, from fōns, font-, spring.]
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fountain
(ˈfaʊntɪn)n
1. a jet or spray of water or some other liquid
2. a structure from which such a jet or a number of such jets spurt, often incorporating figures, basins, etc
3. a natural spring of water, esp the source of a stream
4. a stream, jet, or cascade of sparks, lava, etc
5. a principal source or origin
6. a reservoir or supply chamber, as for oil in a lamp
7. short for drinking fountain, soda fountain
[C15: from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from Latin fons spring, source]
ˈfountained adj
ˈfountainless adj
ˈfountain-ˌlike adj
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foun•tain
(ˈfaʊn tn)n.
1. a spring or source of water from the earth.
2. the source or origin of anything.
3. a jet or stream of water caused by mechanical means to spout from an opening or structure.
4. a structure for discharging such a jet.
7. a reservoir for a liquid to be supplied continuously, as in a fountain pen.
[1375–1425; late Middle English fontayne < Old French fontaine < Late Latin fontāna, n. use of feminine of Latin fontānus of a spring =font-, s. of fons spring + -anus -an1]
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Fountain
a jet or stream of liquid. See also spring.Example: fountains of blood, 1526.
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Noun | 1. | fountain - a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
2. | fountain - a natural flow of ground water Fountain of Youth - a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth" geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth geyser - a spring that discharges hot water and steam hot spring, thermal spring - a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above | |
3. | fountain - an artificially produced flow of water | |
4. | fountain - a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building |
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fountain
noun
1. font, spring, reservoir, spout, fount, water feature, well In the centre of the courtyard was a round fountain.
3. source, fount, wellspring, wellhead, beginning, rise, cause, origin, genesis, commencement, derivation, fountainhead You are a fountain of ideas.
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fountain
nounA point of origination:
beginning, derivation, fount, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root, rootstock, source, spring, well.
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Translations
مَنْبَع، مَصْدَرمَنْهَل، يَنْبوع، سَبيلنافُورَةنافورَه
fontánapramenvodotryskzdroj
fontænekildespringvandsprøjtstråle
suihkulähdelähdepulputa
सोता
fontana
kútszökõkút
buna úr gosbrunnigosbrunnuruppspretta
噴水
분수
automatinis plunksnakotisfontanasparkerisšaltinis
avotsstrūklaka
fântână
fontána
vodomet
fontän
น้ำพุ
фонтан
tháp nước
fountain
[ˈfaʊntɪn]A. N (natural, also fig) → fuente f, manantial m; (artificial) → fuente f, surtidor m; (= jet) → chorro m
drinking fountain → fuente f (de agua potable)
drinking fountain → fuente f (de agua potable)
B. CPD fountain pen N → estilográfica f, plumafuente f (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fountain
[ˈfaʊntɪn] n [water] → fontaine f; [lava, steam] → jet mfountain pen n → stylo m plume, stylo m à plumeCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fountain
n → Brunnen m; (with upward jets also) → Springbrunnen m; (= jet, spurt: of water, lava etc) → Fontäne f; (= drinking fountain) → (Trinkwasser)brunnen m; (fig: = source) → Quelle f; fountain of youth → Jungbrunnen m
fountain
:fountain pen
n → Füllfederhalter m, → Füller m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fountain
(ˈfauntin) noun1. an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air. Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.
2. the water coming from such a structure. It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.
3. a source. God is the fountain of all goodness.
fountain pen a kind of pen with a nib and containing a supply of ink which is released as one writes.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fountain
→ نافُورَة fontána fontæne Springbrunnen σιντριβάνι fuente suihkulähde fontaine fontana fontana 噴水 분수 fontein fontene fontanna fonte фонтан fontän น้ำพุ çeşme tháp nước 喷泉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009