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Definition: Aquifer |
AquiferNoun1. Underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Environment | An underground geological formation, or group of formations, containing water. Are sources of groundwater for wells and springs. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | The underground permeable rock strata that hold water layers ; a term, more or less relative, used to designate a formation that contains considerable ground water. It is usually applied to formations from which the ground water may be extracted by pumping, drainage, etc. ; a porous water bearing geologic formation. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | A body of rock that is sufficiently permeable to conduct ground water. Source: European Union. (references) |
Hydrologic | A geologic formation(s) that is water bearing. A geological formation or structure that stores and/or transmits water, such as to wells and springs. Use of the term is usually restricted to those water-bearing formations capable of yielding water in sufficient quantity to constitute a usable supply for people's uses. (references) |
| Soil or rock below the land surface that is saturated with water. There are layers of impermeable material both above and below it and it is under pressure so that when the aquifer is penetrated by a well, the water will rise above the top of the aquifer. (confined). (references) | |
| Permeable layers of underground rock, or sand that hold or transmit groundwater below the water table that will yield water to a well in sufficient quantities to produce water for beneficial use. (references) | |
| An aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure, and thus is able to rise and fall. (unconfined). (references) | |
Mining | A. A formation, a group of ions, or a part of a formation that is water bearing b. A stratum or zone below the surface of the Earth capable of producing water, as from a well c. An underground stratum that will yield water in sufficient quantity to be of value as a source of supply. An aquifer is not a stratum that merely contains water, for this would apply to all strata in the ground-water area. An aquifier must yield water. See also:aquita. (references) |
Science | Layer of underground sand, gravel, or permeable rock in which water collects. Aquifers may lie close to the surface or at great depths. Aquifers can be hundreds of miles long and wide or narrow, shallow veins running through rock. (references) |
| Layer of water-bearing permeable rock, sand, or gravel capable of providing significant amounts of water. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Aquifers are critically important in human habitation and agriculture. Deep aquifers in arid areas have long been water sources for irrigation. Many villages and even large cities draw their water supply from wells in aquifers.
The most sustainable aquifers, and those most often used for city water supplies, are riparian aquifers. These are present in unconsolidated deposits of sand and gravel along river corridors, and are usually rapidly replenished.
Aquifer depletion is a global problem, and is especially critical in northern Africa.
The Ogallala Aquifer of the central United States is one of the world's great aquifers, but is being rapidly depleted. This huge aquifer, present in around eight states, comprises fossil water from the time of the last glaciation.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aquifer."
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | A sinkhole in the Karst topography of northeast Iowa funnels runoff waters directly into an underground aquifer. The conservation buffer surrounding the sinkhole improves water quality by filtering the water from croplands. Credit: Tim McCabe. |
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Economic History | Bahrain | This aquifer stretches all the way to Riyadh. (references) |
Bahrain | The construction of the causeway also reportedly penetrated the bedrock, further damaging the aquifer. (references) | |
Bahrain | Bahrain is a desert island nation on the zone c aquifer that for centuries supplied artesian water to a head of 30 feet. (references) | |
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| "Aquifer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Aquifer" is used about 91 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 91 | 34,491 |
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Expressions using "aquifer": artesian aquifer ♦ confined aquifer ♦ groundwater aquifer. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "aquifer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "水层. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | aquifer (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), akvifer (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), vandførende lag (confined aquifer, water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), grundvandsreservoir (confined ground water, confined water, water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | aquifer, watervoerende laag (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), waterlaag, waterhoudende laag (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), waterhoudende grondlaag (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), waterhoudende aardlaag (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), wateraanvoerende laag (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | akviferi (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), vesipitoinen kerros (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), pohjavettä johtava kerrostuma (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | aquifère (groundwater aquifer), réservoir aquifère, nappe aquifère, formation aquifère (groundwater aquifer), couche aquifère. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Aquifer (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), Wasserleiter, wasserführende Schicht (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), Grundwasserträger (groundwater aquifer), Grundwasserspeicher (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), Grundwasserleiter (groundwater aquifer, water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | υδροφόρος ορίζων (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), υδροφόρο στρώμα (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), υδροφóρος ορíζοντας. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | víztározó (reservoir, water tank). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | acquifero (groundwater aquifer, water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), strato acquifero (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), falda acquifera (ground water, groundwater, water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aquiferay aquífero (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), toalha aquífera (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), formação aquífera (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum), camada aquífera (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum). (various references) водоносный слой/горизонт, водоносный пласт. (various references) acuífero (aquiferous). (various references) akvifer, vattenförande lager (water-bearing formation, water-bearing media, water-bearing strata, water-bearing stratum). (various references) водоносний горизонт. (various references) tầng ngậm nước. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "aquifer": aquiferous, aquifers. (additional references) | |
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"Aquifer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acquifer, aquafer, aquier, aquifier, aquirer, Fauquier, Jaquier, qauifer, quifer, Saquier. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "aquifer" (pronounced a"kwufer) |
| 3 | -u f er | autobiographer, biographer, choreographer, cinematographer, conifer, crystallographer, demographer, geographer, lexicographer, Lucifer, oceanographer, philosopher, photographer, pornographer, stenographer, videographer. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-i-q-r-u" | |
-1 letter: faquir. | |
-2 letters: afire, aurei, faqir, feria, feuar, fique, quare, quire, uraei. | |
-3 letters: fair, fare, fear, fiar, fire, frae, quai, reif, rife, urea. | |
-4 letters: air, are, arf, ear, eau, era, far, fer, feu, fie, fir, fur, ire, qua, ref, rei, ria, rif, rue. | |
-5 letters: ae, ai, ar, ef, er, fa, if, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-i-q-r-u" | |
+1 letter: aquifers. | |
+2 letters: qualifier, requalify. | |
+3 letters: aquiferous, prequalify, qualifiers, quantifier, quatrefoil. | |
+4 letters: quantifiers, quatrefoils, requalified, requalifies. | |
+5 letters: prequalified, prequalifies, quarterfinal, requalifying. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 71 75 69 66 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- --.- ..- .. ..-. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110001 01110101 01101001 01100110 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A q u i f e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0071 0075 0069 0066 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35838775727184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã" |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, ungrare, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugués, portugis, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, русский, ruso, ryss, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, sueco, svensk, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | 乌克兰, Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukrainare, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnameser, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vietnames, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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