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Named for German engineer Karl Imhoff (1876–1965).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A chamber for the reception and processing of sewage, divided into an upper chamber for sedimentation and a lower chamber in which the sludge is collected and digested. Full definition →
Named for German engineer Karl Imhoff (1876–1965).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.