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Aquifer - English meaning

ˈæk.wɪ.fər

Aquifer – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

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noun

A layer of rock, sand, or earth that contains water or allows water to pass through it

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含水层

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Aquifère

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Grundwasserleiter

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जलभृत

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Falda acquifera

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대수층

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Водоносный горизонт, Водоносный слой, Горизонт

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Acuífero

Word origin

early 20th century: from Latin aqui- (from aqua ‘water’) + -fer ‘bearing’.

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