PHREATIC SURFACE

  

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PHREATIC SURFACE

Specialty Definition: PHREATIC SURFACE

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Geography

The upper surface of the zone of saturation, except where that surface is formed by an impermeable body. Source: European Union. (references)
 The upper limit of the zone of saturation above the first impermeable or almost impermeable formation. Source: European Union. (references)
 The surface separating the saturated ground through which seepage occurs, from the unsaturated ground above it. Source: European Union. (references)
 These terms are sometimes used as synonymous with ground water and sometimes as synonymous with subsurface water ; the free subsurface water in a zone of saturation, standing in or passing(=groundwater flow)through the soil and/or the underlying strata. Source: European Union. (references)

Hydrologic

The free surface of ground water at atmospheric pressure. (references)

Mining

See:water table. (references)

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

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Crosswords: PHREATIC SURFACE

Specialty definitions using "PHREATIC SURFACE": depleted phreatic surface, depleted water tablenormal-pressure surfacepositive-pressure surface. (references)

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Expression: PHREATIC SURFACE

Expression using "PHREATIC SURFACE": depleted phreatic surface. Additional references.

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

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Modern Translation: PHREATIC SURFACE

Language Translations for "PHREATIC SURFACE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

vandspejl (ground water, ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, tract of water, underground water, water area, water level, water surface, water table), vandfoerende lag (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), underjordisk vandlag (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), grundwandsspejl (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), grundvand (ground water, phreatic water, shallows, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), gennemsivningslinie (line of seepage). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

stroomlijn (line of seepage, streamline), kwelweg (line of seepage), grondwater (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), freatisch vlak (ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, main water table, water table), freatisch grondwater (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

pohjaveden pinta (ground water, ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water, water table, watertable), vapaan pohjaveden pinta (ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, main water table, water table), vapaa pohjavedenpinta, suotoviiva (line of seepage), maa-ja pohjavesi (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water). (various references)

   

French

  

surface libre, surface de la nappe phréatique, ligne de percolation, eau souterraine (phreatic water), eau de fond (phreatic water). (various references)

   

German

  

phreatische Oberflaeche (line of seepage), phreatische Oberfläche (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), unterirdisches Wasser (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), Untergrundwasser (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), Spiegel des obersten Grundwasserstockwerkes (main water table), Sickerlinie (line of seepage), Grundwasseroberflaeche, Grundwasser (ground water). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

γραμμή κορεσμού (line of seepage). (various references)

   

Italian

  

linea de filtrazione (line of seepage), acqua sotteranea (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), acqua profonda (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), acqua freatica (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eaticphray urfacesay

   

Portuguese

  

superfície piezométrica (ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, main water table, water table), superfície freática (main water table), linha de percolação (line of seepage), lençol freático (ground water, ground water table, ground-water level, level of saturation, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water, water table), águas gravíticas (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), águas freáticas (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), água subterrânea (artesian water, confined water, ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), água freática (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

superficie del manto freático (main water table), superficie de la capa freática, línea de filtración (line of seepage), agua subterránea (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water), agua freática (ground water, phreatic water, sub-soil water, subterranean water, underground water). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fri grundvattenyta (line of seepage). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PHREATIC SURFACE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-e-f-h-i-p-r-r-s-t-u"

-3 letters: characteries, charcuteries.

-4 letters: caricatures, charcuterie.

-5 letters: acritarchs, aftercares, aphaeretic, archpriest, autarchies, cafeterias, caricature, carritches, characters, chartreuse, cutcheries, parachutes, parachutic, parritches, pasticheur, patriarchs, practicers, preachiest, recaptures, repurchase, scratchier, spacecraft.

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

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Expressions
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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