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Definitions for rill
rɪlrill
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Princeton's WordNet
rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamletnoun
a small stream
rillnoun
a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
Wiktionary
rillnoun
A very small brook; a streamlet.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RILLnoun
A small brook; a little streamlet.
Etymology: rivulus, Lat.
May thy brimmed waves from this
Their full tribute never miss,
From a thousand petty rills,
That tumble down the snowy hills. John Milton.To Rillverb
To run in small streams.
Etymology: from the noun.
Io! Apollo, mighty king, let envy,
Ill-judging and verbose, from Lethe’s lake,
Draw tuns unmeasurable; while thy favour
Administers to my ambitious thirst
The wholesome draught from Aganippe’s spring
Genuine, and with soft murmurs gently rilling
Adown the mountains where thy daughters haunt. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
Rill
In hillslope geomorphology, a rill is a shallow channel (no more than a few inches/decimeters deep) cut into soil by the erosive action of flowing surface water. Similar but smaller incised channels are known as microrills; larger incised channels are known as gullies. Artificial rills are channels constructed to carry a water supply from a distant water source. In landscape or garden design, constructed rills are an aesthetic water feature.
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rill
A rill is a small, shallow channel or trench naturally cut into the soil by the erosive activity of flowing water. A rill can also refer to a small stream or brook.
Webster Dictionary
Rillnoun
a very small brook; a streamlet
Rillnoun
see Rille
Rillverb
to run a small stream
Etymology: [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. 11.]
Wikidata
Rill
In geomorphology, a rill is a natural fluvial topographic feature. Rills form as the initial signs of erosion as shallow waterways on an exposed slope. Artificial rills are constructed as channels to carry a water supply from a water source some distance away. In landscape or garden design constructed rills are an aesthetic water feature.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rill
ril, n. a small murmuring brook: a streamlet.—v.i. to flow in small streams.—ns. Rill′et (Tenn.), a rivulet, a little rill; Rill′-mark, a marking produced by the oozing of water on sand. [Low Ger. rille, a channel; Ger. rille, a furrow.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
rill
A very small run of fresh water, less than a rivulet.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
RILL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rill is ranked #25403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Rill surname appeared 974 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rill.
93.5% or 911 total occurrences were White.
1.9% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 17 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.4% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rill in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- arroyitoSpanish
- ruisseletFrench
- ручеёкRussian
- по̀точић, pòtočićSerbo-Croatian
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