Acquifer

aq·ui·fer (

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r, ä

An underground bed or layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water.

a·quifer·ous (

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s) adj.

aquifer [ˈækwɪfə]

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a porous deposit of rock, such as a sandstone, containing water that can be used to supply wells

aquifer (

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An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment (usually sand or gravel), or soil that yields water. The pore spaces in aquifers are filled with water and are interconnected, so that water flows through them. Sandstones, unconsolidated gravels, and porous limestones make the best aquifers. They can range from a few square kilometers to thousands of square kilometers in size.

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Noun

aquifer - underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth

Translations

aquifer [ˈækwɪfəʳ] N → acuífero m

aquifer [ˈækwɪfə^r] n → aquifÃ¨re m

aquifer [ˈækwɪfəʳ] n (Geol) → acquifero

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potentiometric surface

It included an 850MW coal-fired power station from which carbon gas would be captured and piped, along with emissions from some of the Tees Valley's other large industrial emitters, to an underground network of storage acquifers up to 150km off the coast.

Hopes high on funding Eston plant by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

The installations would turn deserts into lush patches of vegetation, according to its designers, and without the need to dig wells for fresh water, which has depleted acquifers in many parts of the world.

Solar industry -- Stormy weather will give way to Sunnier Periods by Albawaba.com

Global PV market 'to grow 48pc till 2012' by TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain)

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