AQUIFER, FRACTURED BEDROCK

Meaning of AQUIFER, FRACTURED BEDROCK in English

An aquifer composed of solid rock, but where most water flows through cracks and fractures in the rock instead of through pore spaces. Flow through fractured rock is typically relatively fast.

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BEDROCK — I. noun Date: 1850 the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (as soil), 2. lowest point ; nadir , basis …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AQUIFER — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + -fer Date: 1901 a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AQUIFER — In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rocks contain water-filled …
Английский словарь Британика
BEDROCK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: bed (I) + rock 1. : the solid rock underlying the soil and other unconsolidated materials …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AQUIFER — noun also aq·ua·fer ˈakwəfə(r) ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqui- or aqua + -fer : a water-bearing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRACTURED — (imp. & p. p.) of Fracture
Английский словарь Webster
FRACTURED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Fracture
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEDROCK — /bed"rok'/ , n. 1. Geol. unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments. 2. bottom layer; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AQUIFER — /ak"weuh feuhr/ , n. any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, esp. one that supplies the water for wells, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRACTURED — adj. broken (i.e. a bone); cracked, split
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEDROCK — n. solid rock under a layer of soil or rock fragments; fundamentals, essential principles on which something is based; base, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEDROCK — adj. basic; fundamental
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AQUIFER — n. underground stratum of rock or gravel which holds water (supplies water for springs, wells, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEDROCK — I. -ˈräk, -ˌräk noun Date: 1850 1. : the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (as soil) 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AQUIFER — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + -fer Date: 1901 : a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRACTURED — impf & ·p.p. of fracture.
Webster English vocab
BEDROCK — ■ noun 1》 solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium. 2》 the fundamental principles on which something …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AQUIFER — [ 'akwɪfə ] ■ noun a body of permeable rock able to hold or transmit water. Origin early 20th cent.: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BEDROCK — [bed.rock] n (1850) 1: the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (as soil) 2. a: lowest point: nadir b: basis …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AQUIFER — [aqui.fer] n [NL, fr. L aqua + -fer] (1901): a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel -- aquif.er.ous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AQUIFER — in hydrology, rock layer that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rock contains water-filled pore spaces, and, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEDROCK — bedrock BrE AmE ˈbed rɒk AmE \ -rɑːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AQUIFER — aquifer BrE AmE ˈæk wɪf ə -wəf- AmE \ - ə r ▷ aquifer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRACTURED — ➡ fracture
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEDROCK — / ˈbedrɒk; NAmE -rɑːk/ noun 1. [ sing. ] a strong base for sth, especially the facts or the principles …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AQUIFER — / ˈækwɪfə(r); NAmE / noun ( geology ) a layer of rock or soil that can absorb and hold water …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRACTURED — frac ‧ tured /ˈfræktʃəd $ -ərd/ BrE AmE adjective broken or cracked fractured skull/jaw/rib etc She suffered a fractured skull …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEDROCK — bed ‧ rock /ˈbedrɒk $ -rɑːk/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [singular] the basic ideas, features, or facts on which …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEDROCK — n. 1 solid rock underlying alluvial deposits etc. 2 the underlying principles or facts of a theory, character, etc.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AQUIFER — n. Geol. a layer of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water. [L aqui- f. aqua water …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEDROCK — n. 1 solid rock underlying alluvial deposits etc. 2 the underlying principles or facts of a theory, character, etc.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AQUIFER — n. Geol. a layer of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water. [ L aqui- f. aqua …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEDROCK — n.1 solid rock underlying alluvial deposits etc. 2 the underlying principles or facts of a theory, character, etc.
Oxford English vocab
AQUIFER — n. Geol. a layer of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water. Etymology: L aqui- f. aqua …
Oxford English vocab
BEDROCK — 1. The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based. Mutual trust is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AQUIFER — ( aquifers) In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEDROCK — 1. The ~ of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based. Mutual trust is the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AQUIFER — (~s) In geology, an ~ is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FRACTURED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES broken/fractured ▪ He was taken to hospital with a broken arm. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEDROCK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB form ▪ They formed the bedrock of the college's Black Student Society, which regularly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEDROCK — [noun] [U] - the hard area of rock in the ground which holds up the loose earth above(figurative) Some people …
Cambridge English vocab
AQUIFER — n. In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rocks contain …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEDROCK — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, basalt, base, basement, basic, basis, bearing wall, bed, bedding, belly, block lava, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRACTURED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FRACTURED — adj. Fractured is used with these nouns: ↑ cheekbone , ↑ elbow , ↑ hip , ↑ jaw , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BEDROCK — noun Bedrock is used before these nouns: ↑ principle
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FRACTURED — See ↑ BROKEN/NOT BROKEN 2
Longman Activator English vocab
BEDROCK — n. 25B6; noun this fact is the bedrock of our authority : CORE, basis, base, foundation, roots, heart, backbone, principle, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AQUIFER — A geologic sub-surface formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated, permeable material to yield …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
AQUIFER — A subsurface permeable geologic formation which contains water.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
AQUIFER — Underground source of water
Environmental Economics English Glossary
FRACTURED — изломленный трещиноватый, имеющий трещины; переломанный, сломанный - * rib (медицина) перелом ребра (американизм) (сленг) пьяный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEDROCK — сущ. 1) геол. коренная подстилающая порода Syn : shelf 2) перен. основные принципы to get down to bed-rock ≈ добраться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AQUIFER — сущ.; геол. водоносный слой, водоносный горизонт (геология) водоносный пласт, водоносный горизонт (почвы) aquifer геол. водоносный слой или горизонт
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — Убитый горем
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — Сломанный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — Поломанный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — Переломанный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — Ломаный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — Ломается
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — Дробный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AQUIFER — Водоносный пласт или слой
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRACTURED — a 1. трещиноватый, имеющий трещины, перелом; сломанный fractured rib - мед. перелом ребра 2. амер. сл. пьяный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AQUIFER — aquifer.ogg ʹækwıfə n геол. водоносный пласт, водоносный горизонт ( почвы )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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