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ID: 300008736
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300008736

 

Record Type: concept
waterfalls (natural bodies of water) (riverine bodies of water, <bodies of freshwater by biome>, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Perpendicular or very steep descents of the water of a stream. May be used for artificial waterfalls only if highly naturalistic in form and context; otherwise prefer "cascades" or "fountains."
 
Terms:
waterfalls (natural bodies of water) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
waterfall (body of water) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
falls (waterfalls) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
watervallen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
waterval (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
Wasserfälle (C,U,German,D,U,PN)
Wasserfall (C,U,German-P,AD,U,SN)
cascadas (componente de masas de agua) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
cascada (componente de masas de agua) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.RD

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Built Environment (hierarchy name)
.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name)
........ Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of landscapes (environments)
............ landscapes (environments) (G)
Hierarchy of natural landscapes
................ natural landscapes (G)
Hierarchy of bodies of water (natural)
.................... bodies of water (natural) (G)
Hierarchy of bodies of freshwater
........................ bodies of freshwater (G)
Hierarchy of <bodies of freshwater by biome>
............................ <bodies of freshwater by biome> (G)
Hierarchy of riverine bodies of water
................................ riverine bodies of water (G)
Hierarchy of waterfalls (natural bodies of water)
.................................... waterfalls (natural bodies of water) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Kan alleen worden gebruikt voor kunstmatige watervallen indien zij in hoge mate naturalistisch van vorm en samenhang zijn. In andere gevallen hebben 'cascades' en 'fonteinen' de voorkeur. 
German ..... Senkrechtes oder sehr steiles Gefälle im Lauf eines Fließgewässers. Kann auch für einen künstlich angelegten Wasserfall verwendet werden, wenn er in Form und Anlage sehr naturalistisch ist; anderenfalls wird diese Anlage als "Kaskade" oder "Fontäne" bezeichnet. 
Spanish ..... Úsese para cascadas artificiales únicamente si son sumamente naturalistas tanto en forma como en contexto; en otro caso, se prefiere cascada o fuente. 

Related concepts:
associated with ....  dry waterfalls
............................  (landforms (terrestrial), natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300417356]
distinguished from ....  cascades (water features)
..................................  (water features (landscaping), landscaped-site elements, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300006792]

Sources and Contributors:
cascada (componente de masas de agua)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
..............................................................  Pierre, Diccionario de Geografía (1991) 96
cascadas (componente de masas de agua)............  [CDBP-SNPC]
.................................................................  Comité, Plural del término en singular
falls (waterfalls)............  [VP]
...................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
...................................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) falls
Wasserfall............  [IfM-SMB-PK Preferred, VP]
.......................  Duden [online] (2011-) http://www.duden.de/node/758572/revisions/1209499/view
.......................  Duden [online] (2011-) http://www.duden.de/node/758572/revisions/1209499/view
.......................  DWDS - Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [online] (2008-) http://www.dwds.de/?view=1&qu=Wasserfall
.......................  DWDS - Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [online] (2008-) http://www.dwds.de/?view=1&qu=Wasserfall
.......................  GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei http://d-nb.info/gnd/4136969-5
.......................  GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei http://d-nb.info/gnd/4136969-5
.......................  Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Preussischer Kulturbesitz database (2014-)
Wasserfälle............  [IfM-SMB-PK, VP]
.......................  AAT-Deutsch (2012-)
.......................  Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Preussischer Kulturbesitz database (2014-)
waterfall (body of water)............  [VP]
............................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
waterfalls (natural bodies of water)............  [VP Preferred]
...........................................................  Canadian Thesaurus of Construction Science and Technology (1978)
...........................................................  Canadian Urban Thesaurus (1979)
...........................................................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
...........................................................  Dictionary of Geological Terms (1984)
...........................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85145720
...........................................................  NGA, Language list (n.d.)
...........................................................  Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
...........................................................  RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
...........................................................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
waterval............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
.................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
watervallen............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
.......................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, IfM-SMB-PK, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
............  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... NGA, Language list (n.d.)
.......... USGS, Feature Class Definitions (2013-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
.......... Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
German .......... [IfM-SMB-PK]
.......... IfM Berlin
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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