ARTESIAN AQUIFER

  

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ARTESIAN AQUIFER

Specialty Definition: ARTESIAN AQUIFER

DomainDefinition

Geography

An aquifer in which the water is confined by an overlying, relatively impermeable bed and is, therefore, under pressure sufficient to raise the water in wells above the top of the confined aquifer. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

An aquifer that contains artesian water. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: ARTESIAN AQUIFER

Specialty definitions using "ARTESIAN AQUIFER": artesian waterStatic Water Level. (references)

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Modern Translation: ARTESIAN AQUIFER

Language Translations for "ARTESIAN AQUIFER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

artesisk vandfoerende lag, artesisk grundvandsreservoir (capped aquifer, confined aquifer, confined ground water, confined water), trykreservoir (capped aquifer, confined aquifer). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aquifer met spanningswater (capped aquifer, confined aquifer), laag met artesisch water. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

arteesinen pohjavettä johtava kerrostuma (capped aquifer, confined aquifer), arteesinen pohjavesijohdin, arteesinen akviferi (capped aquifer, confined aquifer). (various references)

   

French

  

aquifère captif, aquifère artésien, formation aquifère artésienne. (various references)

   

German

  

artesischer Grundwasserspeicher (artesian basin, capped aquifer, confined aquifer), artesischer Grundwasserleiter, gespannter Grundwasserspeicher (capped aquifer, confined aquifer). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αρτεσιανός υδροφορεύς, αρτεσιανóς υδροφóρος ορíζοντας (capped aquifer, confined aquifer). (various references)

   

Italian

  

acquifero imprigionato (capped aquifer, confined aquifer), acquifero confinato (capped aquifer, confined aquifer), acquifero artesiano (capped aquifer, confined aquifer). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

artesianay aquiferay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

aquífero cativo (capped aquifer, confined aquifer), aquífero artesiano (capped aquifer, confined aquifer, confined ground water, confined water). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

acuífero confinado (capped aquifer, confined aquifer), acuífero artesiano, acuífero artesano (capped aquifer, confined aquifer), formación acuífera artesiana. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

artesiskt grundvatten (artesian waters, capped aquifer, confined aquifer), artesisk akvifer, sluten akvifer (capped aquifer, confined aquifer). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: ARTESIAN AQUIFER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-e-f-i-i-n-q-r-r-s-t-u"

-3 letters: quaternaries.

-4 letters: antiquaries, fruitarians, quantifiers.

-5 letters: equestrian, fruitarian, infuriates, quantifier, quantifies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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1. Crosswords
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
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