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- [kach-muh nt]
- /ˈkætʃ mənt/
- /ˈkæʧmənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kach-muh nt]
- /ˈkætʃ mənt/
Definitions of catchment word
- countable noun catchment In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way. 3
- noun catchment the act of catching or collecting water 3
- noun catchment a structure in which water is collected 3
- noun catchment the water so collected 3
- noun catchment the intake of a school from one catchment area 3
- noun catchment the catching or collecting of water, esp. rainfall 3
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Origin of catchment
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; catch + -ment
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Parts of speech for Catchment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
catchment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
catchment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with catchment
- what is catchment area of dam?
- how are school catchment areas determined?
- how do school catchment areas work?
- what is the catchment area for schools in my area?
- what does catchment area mean?
- how to find out catchment area for school?
- how to work out school catchment areas?
- how do you find out school catchment areas?
- what school is in my catchment area?
- which primary schools are in my catchment area?
- how to find your school catchment area?
- what is school catchment area?
- which school catchment am i in?
- what is a school catchment area?
- how to find primary school catchment area?
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