Woordenboek waterbouwkundige termen
| Aanzanding | Accretion |
| Aanzanding | Aggradation |
| achterhar | heel post |
| achterland | Hinterland |
| achtersteven, hek | Stern |
| achteruitgang, erosie | recession |
| afname | decay |
| afschuiving | slide |
| afsluitdam in een zeegat | estuary dam |
| amplitude | amplitude |
| Anisotropisch | Anisotropic |
| aquifer | Aquifer |
| aquitard | Aquitard |
| baksteen | brick |
| bank (zandbank) | bar |
| begin van beweging | incipient motion |
| bekledingselement | armour unit |
| belasting, gehalte | load |
| Benedenstrooms | Downdrift |
| benedenwater | tailwater |
| berm | Berm |
| beschermen, pantseren | armouring |
| bestek en voorwaarden | tender documents |
| beton | concrete |
| betrouwbaarheid | Reliability |
| betrouwbaarheidsfunctie | Limit state function |
| Bezwijkkans | Failure probability |
| binnenberm | Inner berm |
| bochterosie | bend scour |
| bodem | bed |
| bodem | Bottom |
| bodembescherming | Bed protection |
| bodembescherming | Blanket |
| bodemtransport | Bed load |
| boeg | bow |
| bol | hard point |
| boorkern | Core |
| borstwering | Crown wall |
| borstwering | Parapet |
| botsen | collide |
| bouw, uitvoering, constructie | construction |
| branding | Surf |
| brandingszone | Surf zone |
| breekdiepte | Breakerdepth |
| breker, brekende golf | Breaker |
| bres | Breach |
| breuksteen | quarry stone |
| breuksteen golfbreker | Rubble mound |
| breuksteen, puin, stortsteen | Rubble |
| breuksteen, stortsteen | riprap |
| buigen | inflection |
| buik | Loop |
| buik (van trilling) | Antinode |
| Caisson | Caisson |
| cattebol | boulder |
| cirkelvormige baan | Orbit |
| Cnoïdaal | Cnoidal |
| cohesief | cohesive |
| consolidatie | Consolidation |
| convergentie | Convergence |
| correlatie | Correlation |
| Dam | Dam |
| damwand | sheet pile |
| debiet | Discharge |
| deeltjessnelheid | Particle velocity |
| deinen | surge |
| deining | Swell |
| dekzerk | coping |
| demping | Damping |
| deterministisch | Deterministic |
| dichtheidsfunctie | Probability density function |
| dichtslibben | Clogging |
| diep water | Deep water |
| diepte | Depth |
| diepteligging, bodemprofiel | Bathymetry |
| dieptelijnen | contour |
| dieptemeting | Sounding |
| diffractie | Diffraction |
| dijk | dike (dyke) |
| dijk | Levee |
| dijk, kade | Embankment |
| dijkgraaf | dike reeve |
| dijkhorde | hurdle |
| dijkring | dike circle |
| dijkskop | dike head |
| dijkspecie | dike fill |
| divergentie | Divergence |
| dood tij | neap tide |
| doorlaatcaisson | sluice caisson |
| doorlatend | permeable |
| doorlatende krib of strandhoofd | Permeable groyne |
| doorlatendheid | Hydraulic conductivity |
| doorlatendheid | Transmissivity |
| Doorlatendheid | Permeability |
| dosering, talud, helling | slope |
| drempel | sill |
| drempel | threshold |
| drijfzand | quicksand |
| dubbeldaags getij | Semidiurnal tide |
| duiken | plunge |
| duiker | culvert |
| duinvoet | dune foot |
| eb - vallend water | Ebb |
| Echo | Echo |
| echolood | Echo sounder |
| eenlinggolf | Solitary wave |
| effectieve korrelspanning | Effective stress |
| energie | Energy |
| enkeldaags | Diurnal |
| entrance point | Intredepunt |
| erosie | Erosion |
| evenwicht | equilibrium |
| externe veiligheid | External safety |
| extreme waarde | Extreme value |
| Faalkans | Failure probability |
| faalmechanisme | Failure mode |
| faalmechanisme | Failure mechanism |
| Filter | Filter |
| foutenboom | Fault tree |
| freatisch niveau | Phreatic level |
| Froude-getal | Froude |
| geleidelijke sluiting | gradual closure |
| gelijkrichter | rectifier |
| gemengd getij | Mixed tide |
| Geotextiel | Geotextile |
| Gepiekt | Cuspate |
| getijamplitude | tidal amplitude |
| Getijgolf | Tidal wave |
| getijprisma | Tide |
| Getijstation | Tide station |
| geul, kanaal, gracht | Canal |
| geul, kanaal, zeestraat | Channel |
| gezette steenglooiing | stone pitching |
| GHHW | MHHW |
| GHW | MHW |
| GHWS | MHWS |
| glijcirkel | slip circle |
| glijvlak | slip surface |
| GLLW | MLLW |
| GLW | MLW |
| GLWS | MLWS |
| golf | Wave |
| golfbreker | Breakwater |
| golfdal | Trough |
| Golfdal | Wave trough |
| golfgoep | Wave group |
| golfhoogte | Wave height |
| golflengte | Wavelength |
| golfoploop | run-up |
| golfopwekking | Wave generation |
| golfopzet | Wave setup |
| golfperiode | Wave period |
| Golfsnelheid | Celerity |
| Golfsnelheid | Wave celerity |
| Golfsnelheid | Wave velocity |
| Golfspectrum | Wave spectrum |
| Golfstraal, orthogonaal | Orthogonal |
| golfterugloop | run-down |
| Golftop | Crest |
| Golfvoortplanting | Wave propagation |
| Gradering | Gradings |
| Gradient, verhang | Gradient |
| Granulair filter | Granular filter |
| grensdiepte | boundary depth |
| grensvlak, overgang | interface |
| greppel | Ditch |
| Grind - kiezel | Gravel |
| Grind, kiezel | Shingle |
| Groep | Group |
| groepsrisico | Societal risk |
| groepsrisico-curve | Risk curve |
| Groepssnelheid | Group velocity |
| grondafschuiving | slip |
| Grondvernageling | Soil nailing |
| Haalgolf | Oscillatory wave |
| har | post |
| Haven | Harbour |
| Haven | Port |
| Havenhoofd, pier, steiger, strekdam | Jetty |
| heave | heave |
| helling, talud, dosering | slope |
| herhalingstijd | Return period |
| HHW | HHW |
| Hindcast | Hindcast |
| HLW | HLW |
| hoek van het natuurlijke talud | Angle of repose |
| hoofd, krib | wingdam (USA), spur |
| Hoog | High |
| Hoog water (HW) | HW |
| Hoogwaterlijn | High water line |
| HW niveau bij normaal springtij | HWOST |
| hydraulische weerstand | Hydraulic roughness |
| Hydrografie | Hydrography |
| Impuls | Momentum |
| in elkaar storten | collapse |
| individueel risico | Individual risk |
| indringingslengte | Intrusion length |
| inlaagdijk | secondary sea defence |
| inpoldering | reclamation scheme |
| interferentie piek | cusp |
| Iribarrengetal | Breaker parameter |
| Iribarrengetal | Surf Similarity parameter |
| Iribarrengetal | Iribarren number |
| jalon | range pole, ranging rod |
| kade | quay |
| kade, lage dijk (ca. 1 m hoog) | bund |
| kansverdeling | Probability distribution |
| karakteristieke waarde | Characteristic value |
| Keermuur | Flood wall |
| kei (volgens NEN5104:blok)- rolsteen [cattebol] | boulder |
| keileem | boulder clay |
| kentering | slack water |
| keren | Retain |
| Kern | Core |
| kinematische viscositeit | Kinematic viscosity |
| Kinetisch | Kinetic |
| kistdam | cofferdam |
| Klei | Clay |
| kleikist | clay core |
| kloeteling, kloet | clod |
| Knoop | Knot |
| knoop (van trilling) | Node |
| komberging | tidal prism |
| Koraal | Coral |
| kraagstuk | mattress (shore onnected) |
| krammat | cramp matting |
| krib (rivierkrib) | groyne (river groyne) |
| krib, scherm, hoofd | spur (-dike), wingdam (USA) |
| kritisch stijghoogteverschil | Critical head difference |
| kruin | crest |
| kruin | Crown |
| kruip | Creep |
| Kustlijn | Coastline |
| Kusttransport | Littoral transport |
| kwel | Seepage |
| kwelder | saltmarsh |
| kwellengte | Seepange length |
| kwelscherm | Seepage screen |
| kwelsloot | Toe ditch |
| kwetsbaarheidscurve | Fragility curve |
| Laagwaterlijn | Low water line |
| landhoofd | Abutment |
| langsstroom | Littoral drift |
| lek | leakage |
| lekfactor | Leakage factor |
| leklengte | Leakage length |
| lekvlak | Seepage surface |
| LHW | LHW |
| Lij (beschutting) | Lee |
| Lijzijde | Leeward |
| LLW | LLW |
| Lood | Lead |
| Loodlijn | Sounding line |
| Lopende golf | Progressive wave |
| LW | LW |
| maaiveldsluiting | tidal flat closure |
| macroinstabiliteit | Macro instability |
| Mangrove | Mangrove |
| Massatransport | Mass transport |
| Mediaan | Median |
| Mediane diameter | Median diameter |
| meerlaagsveiligheid | Multi-layered safety |
| microinstabiliteit | Micro instability |
| Moeras | Marsh |
| Monochromatisch | Monochromatic |
| mopnmolitisch | Monolithic |
| morsen | spill |
| mui | rip |
| muistroom | rip current |
| NAP | MWL |
| Nautisch | Nautical |
| neer, wervel | vortex, eddy |
| niet poreus, ondoorlatend | impermeable |
| oever | bank |
| omhoog stromen in golfoploop | Uprush |
| Omleiden van sediment | Bypassing |
| ondergrond | Subsoil |
| Ondiep water | Shallow |
| Ondiepte | Shoal |
| ondoordringbaar | impervious |
| ontgronding, uitschuring | scour |
| ontmenging | segregation |
| Ontwerpstorm | Design storm |
| ontwerpwaterstand | design water level |
| onvolkomen overlaat | submerged weir, imperfect weir, submerged overfall |
| opdrijven | heave |
| Opdrijving | Buoyancy |
| opening van de uitstroming | orifice |
| Opwaaiing | Setup |
| Opwaartse druk | Uplift |
| opzinken | stacking up willow mattresses |
| Orbitaalbeweging | Orbital movement |
| Orkaan, wervelstorm | Hurricane |
| overbelasting | Overload |
| overlaat | weir |
| overloop | Overflow |
| overschrijdingskans | Probability of exceedance |
| Overslag | Overtopping |
| Overslag | Overwash |
| overstroming | flooding |
| overstroming (inundatie) | Inundation |
| overstromingsrisico | Flood risk |
| paalworm | naval shipworm |
| Parallel aan de kustlijn of dichtbij de kustlijn | Alongshore |
| pijler, pier | pier |
| piping (pijpvorming) | piping |
| poriën | voids |
| potentiaal | Potential |
| potentiaallijn | Equi-potential line |
| prisma | prism |
| prop | bollard |
| Prototype | Prototype |
| raai | profile (measurement profile) |
| randvoorwaarde | Boundary condition |
| Referentiepeil | Chart datum |
| Referentievlak | Datum |
| Refractie | Refraction |
| Refractiecoëfficient | Refraction coefficient |
| Regelmatige golf | Monochromatic wave |
| regiewerk (uitvoering in..) | day works (construction in..) |
| Resonantie, opslingering | Resonance |
| restrisico | Residual risk |
| reststerkte | Residual strength |
| retentiebekken | Retention basin |
| Reynoldsgetal | Reynolds |
| rijshout | brushwood |
| rijshoutconstructie | fascine |
| rijspakwerk | osier revetment |
| rijzendam | osier dam |
| rolsteen | Cobble |
| rommel, afval | debris |
| romp (van schip) | hull |
| Rotatievrij | Irrotational |
| samenhangend | coherent |
| Samenvloeiing | Confluence |
| schadefunctie | Damage function |
| schanskorf | Gabion |
| schor, slik | salt marsh |
| schotbalk | stoplog |
| schroefstraal | propeller race |
| schuifspanning | shear stress |
| schuin | Oblique |
| Seiche | Seiche |
| Serie strandhoofden | Groyne system |
| Significante golf | Significant wave |
| slakken | slags |
| sleepboot | tug |
| slepen - trekken - stromingsweerstand | drag |
| slik, schor | tidal flat |
| slikken | mud flat |
| sloot | Ditch |
| sluitgat | closure gap |
| sluitkade | closure bund |
| snelle daling waterniveau | Drawdown |
| sondering | CPT (cone penetration test) |
| specie | fill |
| spier | slightly silty clay |
| Spit | Spit |
| splijtbak | split-barge |
| Splitsingspunt | Bifurcation |
| springtij | spring tide |
| staal (fundering op ..) | spread foundation |
| Staande Golf | Clapotis |
| Staande golf | Standing wave |
| stabiliteit | Stability |
| steengroeve | quarry |
| steenzetting, bekleding | revetment |
| stijghoogte | Head |
| stijghoogte | Phreatic level |
| stijghoogteverschil | Head difference |
| stil water niveau | SWL |
| stochast | Stochastic variable |
| stormopzet | surge |
| stormvloed | storm surge |
| stortebed, bodembescherming (lett. beschermlap, | Apron |
| straal | jet |
| Strand | Beach |
| Strandhoofd | Groin |
| Strandhoofd | Groyne (beach groyne) |
| Strandmuur | Seawall |
| Strijklengte | Fetch |
| Stroom, stroming | Current |
| stroomgat | flow gap |
| stroomgat sluiting | tidal gully closure, tidal closure |
| stroomgebied | Catchment |
| stroomlijn | Stream line |
| Stuw | Barrier |
| stuw, kering | barrage |
| Stuwkromme | Backwater curve |
| synoptisch | Synoptic |
| taats | Pivot |
| taatskom | pivot |
| talud, helling, dosering | slope |
| teen | Toe |
| Terug- of afloop | Backrush |
| Teruggekaatste golf | Refelcted wave |
| terugstromen (in golfoploop) | downrush |
| terugstroming (in golfoploop) | Backwash |
| Tijdsduur | Duration |
| Tijverschil | Tidal range |
| toetsing | Safety assessment |
| tonrondte | camber |
| Toplaag | Cover layer |
| Toplaag | Armour layer |
| totaalspanning | Total stress |
| Translatiegolven | Translation wave |
| trapsgewijs falen van opeenvolgende dijken | Cascading dike failures |
| treffen, botsen | impinge |
| Trilling | Oscillation |
| Trochoïdale golf | Trochoidal wave |
| Tsunami | Tsunami |
| tuin, vlechttuin | wattle work |
| tuit | nozzle |
| turf | turf |
| uiterwaard, winterbed | floodplain |
| uitlogen | leach |
| Uitlogingserosie | Suffusion |
| uitsteken | protrude |
| uittreegradient | Exit gradient |
| uittreepunt | Exit point |
| Vaargeul | Fairway |
| Vadem | Fathom |
| vanaf het water (lett. door het water gedragen) | water-borne |
| veek | Flotsam |
| veen | peat |
| veiligheidsfactor | Factor of safety |
| veiligheidsnorm | Safety standard |
| verdelingsfunctie | Cumulative distribution function |
| verdelingsfunctie | Probability distribution function |
| verdichten | Compacting |
| verdonken overlaat | drowned flow |
| verhang | gradient |
| verlichtingswel | Relief well |
| vernauwing | constriction |
| Verondiepen | Shoal |
| verwachte jaarlijkse schade | Expected annual damage |
| verzadigd | saturated |
| vierkantennet | Flow net |
| vingerling | perimeter closure bund |
| Viscositeit | Viscosity |
| Vlechtende rivier | Braided river |
| vlechttuin | wattle work |
| Vloed, opkomend water | Flood |
| volkomen overlaat | clear weir, perfect weir, clear overfall |
| volumegewicht | Volumetric weight |
| volzee | MHW |
| voorhar | mithre post |
| vooroever | foreshore |
| Voorraad | Stockpile |
| waakhoogte | freeboard |
| wantij | tidal divide, tidal meeting point |
| waterkering | Flood defence |
| waterschap | Water board |
| waterspanning | Pore water pressure |
| watersprong | hydraulic jump |
| watervoerende laag | Aquifer |
| wel | well |
| wel | Sand boil |
| Wervel, neer | Eddy |
| wet op de waterkering | Flood defence act |
| wiel, kolkgat | scour hole |
| wiep | faggot |
| wier, zeewier | seaweed |
| Windgolven | Wind waves |
| windopzet (opwaaing) | wind set up (storm surge) |
| winterbed | floodplain |
| wrijvingshoek | Friction angle |
| zandbank | bar |
| Zandsuppletie | Artificial nourishment |
| Zandsuppletie | Beach replenishment |
| zate | wharf |
| zeearm | Estuary |
| Zeegang | Seas |
| Zeegat | Inlet |
| Zeekaart | Chart |
| Zeemijl | Nautical mile |
| zeewering | sea defence |
| zetten (plaveien) | pitch |
| zetten (van grond) | settlement |
| zetting | Settlement |
| zettingsvloeiing | flow slide |
| zettingsvloeiing | liquefaction |
| zikstrop | sink line |
| zinkstuk | fascine mattress |
| zinkstuk | mattress, fascine mattress |
| zog (van schip) | wake |
| zolderbak | flat deck barge |
| Zwaartekracht | Gravity |
| Zwaartekrachtsgolf | Gravity wave |