| Pronunciation: | | 'wotur 'teybul
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| | Definition: | | [n] underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table" |
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| | Synonyms: | | groundwater level, water level |
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| | See Also: | | formation, geological formation, geology |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Water table\ (Hydraulic Engin.)
The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated
with water. The water table may be within a few inches of the
surface or many feet below it.
\Wa"ter ta"ble\ (Arch.)
A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to
throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States
for the first table above the surface of the ground (see
{Table}, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the
foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.
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- The zone of saturation at the highest average depth during the wettest season; it is at least six inches thick and persists in the soil for more than a few weeks.
- The zone of saturation at the highest average depth during the wettest season; it is at least six inches thick and persists in the soil for more than a few weeks.
- Irregular surface of contact between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration; that surface of a body of unconfined groundwater at which the pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere.
- The upper level of a water-saturated zone extending beneath the ground to where the soil and all openings in the rocks are saturated.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | the level of water under the earth. |
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