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