rivulet

[ riv-yuh-lit ]

noun

1. a small stream; streamlet; brook.

rivulet

/ ˈrɪvjʊlɪt /

noun

1. a small stream

Word History and Origins

Origin of rivulet¹

1580–90; earlier rivolet < Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo < Latin rīvulus small stream

Word History and Origins

Origin of rivulet¹

C16: from Italian rivoletto , from Latin rīvulus , from rīvus stream

Example Sentences

Drying vents affixed to massive undulating columns blast air until every rivulet of water disappears.

From Salon

Rivulet back when MacAdams began writing the most important poem in the city’s history.

From Los Angeles Times

As Affleck cuts back and forth between Sonny and Deloris, filling the screen with close-ups that let you track every rivulet of emotion, it’s hard not to be moved, including by the sight of these exceptional actors who, with heart and talent, ever so briefly turn a story about capitalism into a referendum on the soul of a nation.

From New York Times

The thin rivulet of a tear fell quietly down her pale cheekbone, disappearing into the darkness.

From Literature

"Is that rivulet a defined, discrete conveyance?" pondered Prows.

From Salon