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cuvette

cuvette

8.8
A small sunken area in the ground that collects water
  • noun
  • /kjuːˈvɛt/
translation icon : cuvette
  • The cuvette collected rainwater after the storm.

Examples

  • I found a small cuvette in the garden.

  • Wildlife often gathers around the cuvette during the dry season.

  • After the rain, a shallow cuvette formed at the edge of the field.

  • The hikers stopped to rest beside a cuvette filled with clear water.

  • In the rainforest, each cuvette collects rainfall, forming small pools that attract wildlife.

  • The cuvette in the garden traps rainwater, nurturing the plants during dry periods.

  • After the storm, several cuvettes were filled with water, creating a habitat for frogs.

Synonyms

basin
vscuvette
72 3.1

An area of land where water collects and flows into a river, lake, or sea

is a smaller local hollow that holds water without draining away
water hole
vscuvette
9 2.4

A low place in the ground where animals drink water

is a smaller sunken spot that simply collects water

How Deep

sinkhole
18 5.7
basin
72 3.1
hollow
44 3.9
cuvette
8.8
dent
46 1.0

Surface Forms

cuvette singular
cuvettes plural

Morphology

cuvette = cuve + ette

The diminutive suffix '-ette' suggests 'small hollow/ basin', but the root is a borrow (not a familiar English base), so learners can guess only part of the meaning.

Etymology

The word cuvette comes from the French cuve meaning 'vat' or 'tub' and the ending -ette meaning 'small', so it literally means a 'small tub'. That's why a cuvette can mean a little hollow or low place in the ground that collects water, like a tiny 'tub' in the landscape.