Definition of WATERSHED. Meaning of WATERSHED. Synonyms of WATERSHED

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Definition of WATERSHED

Watershed
Watershed Wa"ter*shed`, n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.] 1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake. 2. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.

Meaning of WATERSHED from wikipedia

- Look up watershed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Watershed may refer to: Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins Drainage...
- A watershed stroke is defined as a brain ischemia that is localized to the vulnerable border zones between the tissues supplied by the anterior, posterior...
- In broadcasting, the watershed is the time of day after which programming with content deemed suitable only for mature or adult audiences is permitted...
- In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, "watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of...
- Watershed management is the study of the relevant characteristics of a watershed aimed at the sustainable distribution of its resources and the process...
- image processing, a watershed is a transformation defined on a grayscale image. The name refers metaphorically to a geological watershed, or drainage divide...
- Watershed area is the medical term referring to regions of the body, that receive dual blood supply from the most distal branches of two large arteries...
- Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin. It is...
- Watershed opened in June 1982 as the United Kingdom's first dedicated media centre. Based in former warehouses on the harbourside at Bristol, it hosts...
- A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins...