Plural of tributary

Forms of tributary

Tributaries in a sentence

• The DS-3 standard uses bit stuffing to allow the clocks of its tributaries to be plesiochronous.From the entry plesiochronous
• Sturgeons have often been observed to overwinter in deep pools of the Selenga and its tributaries.1999, T. Petr, Fish and Fisheries at Higher Altitudes: Asia, Food & Agriculture Org., →ISBN, page 195. From the entry Selenga
• Thomas’s School, over tributaries to the archaeologically rich Sungei Ja’ong, ultimately to Santubong.1964, The Sarawak Museum Journal, page 382. From the entry bicyclable
• Central China, where multiple tributaries of the Yellow River crisscross and monsoon rains are exceptionally heavy, has long been subject to flooding.2021 July 22, Pei Lin Wu, Rebecca Tan, “Death toll in China floods climbs to 33 as rains spread and more cities call for help”, in The…. From the entry Yellow River
• Assume that tributaries 1 and 2 have equal bankful capacities, however, hydrological characteristics of the two corresponding drainage basins is somewhat different.2002, Larry W. Mays, Yeou-Koung Tung, Hydrosystems Engineering and Management, Water Resources Publication, →ISBN, page 209. From the entry bankful

Meaning of tributary

1. noun A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
2. noun A vein which drains into another vein.
3. noun A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

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Questions about the plural of tributary

What is the plural of tributary?

The plural of tributary is tributaries.

Is tributary countable?

Tributary is a countable noun.