water table
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noun
1.
the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water.
2.
Architecture. a projecting stringcourse or similar structural member placed so as to divert rain water from a building.
Also, wa·ter·ta·ble.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
1400–50; late Middle English
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| water table | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the surface of the water-saturated part of the ground, usually following approximately the contours of the overlying land surface |
| 2. | an offset or string course that has a moulding designed to throw rainwater clear of the wall below |
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Water table
is always a great word to know.
So is facade. Does it mean:
| a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually making up one side of a roof |
| the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one; any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly |
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Science Dictionary
| water table
The upper surface of an area filled with groundwater, separating the zone of aeration (the subsurface region of soil and rocks in which the pores are filled with air and usually some water) from the zone of saturation (the subsurface region in which the pores are filled only with water). Water tables rise and fall with seasonal moisture, water absorption by vegetation, and the withdrawal of groundwater from wells, among other factors. The water table is not flat but has peaks and valleys that generally conform to the overlying land surface. Compare potentiometric surface. |
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Cultural Dictionary
water table definition
The depth (measured from the surface of the Earth) at which underground water is first encountered.
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Example sentences
In the early days, below-ground burial was not possible because of the high water table.
And there's plenty of water, because the water table is only a few feet below the surface.
As the channel deepens and the elevation of the river drops, the water table beneath the riparian areas drops correspondingly.
The fuel will burn through the foundation of the plant, sinking into the ground and contaminating the water table.
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