a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate | plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe |
a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water) | a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it |
a small ring-shaped friedcake | a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof |
| (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system |