Aquifer (Meaning of)

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aquifer
A stratum of earth or permeable rock that stores significant quantities of water.
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Aquifer
An underground geological formation, or group of formations, containing water. Are sources of groundwater for wells and springs.
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Aquifer
A geologic formation that is water-bearing, and which transmits water from one point to another.
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aquifer
[n] - underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
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Aquifer
A geological unit containing suffieient saturated permeable rock to yield significant amounts of water.
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Aquifer
a subsurface geological structure that contains water.
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Aquifer
Water bearer. Earth materials that contain ground water and through which ground water may flow freely. Some examples of these include sand, porous sandstone, and gravel. Aquifers vary widely in their ability to hold water and the speed at which water flo
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Aquifer
From the Latin for 'water carrier', an underground geological formation (typically porous material, such as sand or gravel, or fractured rock) that stores and is capable of transmitting water in sufficient quantities to serve as a source of water supply.
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aquifer
noun underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
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aquifer
in hydrology, rock layer that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rock contains water-filled pore spaces, and, when the ... [11 related articles]
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aquifer
aquifer 1. An underground bed or layer of earth, gravel, or porous stone that yields water. 2. Permeable underground rock stratum which holds water. 3. Any geological formation containing or conducting ground water; especially, one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc. The pore spaces ...
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Aquifer
a body of saturated rock or sediment through which water can move readily.
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Aquifer
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called hydrogeology. Related terms ...
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Aquifer
Rock formations that store groundwater water.
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AQUIFER
A body of rock capable of allowing subterranean water to be stored, transmitted or issue yield as discharge and also capable of absorbing recharge.
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Aquifer
A water-bearing bed of porous rock, often sandstone.
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aquifer
A body of rock, often sandstone or limestone, that contains significant quantities of water that can be tapped by wells or springs. Much of the human popuation depends on aquifers for its water supply.
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aquifer
• A subsurface layer or layers of rock or other geological strata of sufficient porosity and permeability to allow either a significant flow of groundwater or the abstraction of significant quantities of groundwater. • Layers of rock, sand or gravel that can absorb water and allow it to...
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aquifer
aquifer (ăk'wifur) : see artesian well.
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aquifer
A body of rock through which appreciable amounts of water can flow. The rock of an aquifer must be porous and permeable (full of interconnected holes) so that it can conduct water. Aquifers are an important source of fresh water, for example for drinking and irrigation, in many arid areas of the wor...
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Aquifer
A porous, water-saturated layer of sediment and bedrock under the Earth's surface; also described as artesian (confined) or water table (unconfined).
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aquifer
(L: aqua water; ferre to bear) a layer of rock that holds water and allows water to percolate through it, horizontally and vertically.
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Aquifer
A body of rock that contains significant quantities of water that can be tapped by wells or springs.
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Aquifer
An underground layer of rock or soil containing ground water.
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aquifer
a bed or layer yielding water for wells and springs etc.; an underground geological formation capable of receiving, storing and transmitting large quantities of water. Aquifer types include: confined (sealed and possibly containing
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