BASALT AQUIFERS

Meaning of BASALT AQUIFERS in English

Aquifers found in basalt rock in areas of past volcanic activity, particularly in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and in Hawaii.

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BASALT — basalte
English interlingue dictionary
BASALT — noun Etymology: Latin ~es, manuscript variant of basanites touchstone, from Greek basanitēs (lithos), from basanos touchstone, from Egyptian bḫnw Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BASALT — Dark igneous rock that is low in silica content and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. Some basalts are glassy …
Английский словарь Британика
BASALT — bəˈsȯlt, ˈbāˌsȯlt, ˈbaˌsȯlt also ˈbāˌzȯlt sometimes ˈbasəlt or ˈbazəlt noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier basaltes, from Latin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASALT — (n.) An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.
Английский словарь Webster
BASALT — (n.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and …
Английский словарь Webster
BASALT — ( n. ) An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASALT — ( n. ) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASALT — — basaltic, basaltine /beuh sawl"tin, -tuyn/ , adj. /beuh sawlt", bas"awlt, bay"sawlt/ , n. the dark, dense igneous rock of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASALT — n. dark igneous rock, volcanic rock
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BASALT — noun Etymology: Latin basaltes, manuscript variant of basanites touchstone, from Greek basanitēs ( lithos ), from basanos touchstone, from Egyptian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BASALT — noun an imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain. 2. basalt ·noun a rock of igneous …
Webster English vocab
BASALT — [ 'basɔ:lt , -(ə)lt ] ■ noun a dark fine-grained volcanic rock composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BASALT — [ba.salt] n [L basaltes, MS var. of basanites touchstone, fr. Gk basanites (lithos), fr. basanos touchstone, fr. Egypt bhnw] (1601): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BASALT — extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is low in silica content, dark in colour, and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BASALT — basalt BrE AmE ˈbæs ɔːlt - ə lt; bə ˈsɔːlt, -ˈsɒlt AmE \ bə ˈsɔːlt -ˈsɑːlt; ˈbeɪs ɔːlt, -ɑːlt ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BASALT — / ˈbæsɔːlt; NAmE bəˈsɔːlt/ noun [ U ] a type of dark rock that comes from volcanoes •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASALT — bas ‧ alt /ˈbæsɔːlt, bəˈsɔːlt $ ˈbæsɒːlt, ˈbeɪ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BASALT — n. 1 a dark basic volcanic rock whose strata sometimes form columns. 2 a kind of black stoneware resembling basalt. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BASALT — n. 1 a dark basic volcanic rock whose strata sometimes form columns. 2 a kind of black stoneware resembling basalt. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BASALT — n.1 a dark basic volcanic rock whose strata sometimes form columns. 2 a kind of black stoneware resembling basalt. Derivatives: …
Oxford English vocab
BASALT — ( basalts) Basalt is a type of black rock that is produced by volcanoes. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASALT — (~s) Basalt is a type of black rock that is produced by volcanoes. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BASALT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A basalt flow can advance over a kilometre of flat ground in a matter of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BASALT — [noun] [U] - a type of black rock that comes from a volcano
Cambridge English vocab
BASALT — n. Dark igneous rock that is low in silica content and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. Some basalts are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BASALT — Synonyms and related words : aa, abyssal rock, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, gneiss, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BASALT — Classification: City Located in: Idaho (ID) Total Population (2000): 419 Total Housing Units (2000): 133 Land Area (square meters): 744405 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BASALT — Classification: Town Located in: Colorado (CO) Total Population (2000): 2681 Total Housing Units (2000): 1218 Land Area (square meters): 4978423 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BASALT — сущ.; минер. базальт (минералогия) базальт базальтовый фарфор (род черного фарфора) basalt мин. базальт
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AQUIFERS — Aquifers
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BASALT — сущ.; минер. базальт (минералогия) базальт базальтовый фарфор (род черного фарфора) basalt мин. базальт
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AQUIFERS — Aquifers
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OASIS — Fertile tract of land that occurs in a desert wherever a permanent supply of fresh water is available. Oases vary …
Английский словарь Британика
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
SPRING
Britannica English vocabulary
RIVER — any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks (ultimately from Latin ripa, bank). Modern usage …
Britannica English vocabulary
OASIS — fertile tract of land that occurs in a desert wherever a perennial supply of fresh water is available. Oases vary …
Britannica English vocabulary
GROUNDWATER — water that occurs below the surface of the Earth, where it occupies all or part of the void spaces in …
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ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS — infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of …
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AQUIFER — in hydrology, rock layer that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rock contains water-filled pore spaces, and, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: ARCHITECTURE
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WADI AL-JADID, AL- — (English: "New Valley"), desert muhafazah (governorate), Egypt. It includes the entire southwestern quadrant of the country, from the Nile River …
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THAR DESERT — also called Great Indian Desert, a tract of rolling sand hills located partly in the Indian state of Rajasthan and …
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SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY — public, coeducational institution of higher education, situated in San Marcos, Texas, U.S. It is part of the Texas State University …
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NEPAL, FLAG OF — nonrectangular national flag consisting of two united pennant (triangular flag) shapes. Nepal is the only country in the modern world …
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MATRUH — desert muhafazah (governorate) of Egypt that includes all of Egypt west of al-Jizah governorate and north of latitude 2620 N. …
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LIBYA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a field of plain green. It has a width-to-length ratio of 1 to 2. Under Italian …
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GREAT PLAINS — also called Great American Desert, major North American physiographic province, stretching from the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border in …
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EUCLA BASIN — artesian depression in Western Australia and South Australia, Australia. Sloping southward to the Great Australian Bight and underlying the enormous …
Britannica English vocabulary
COOPER CREEK — also called Coopers Creek, or Barcoo River, intermittent stream, east central Australia, in the Channel Country (wide floodplains, grooved by …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
UNDERGROUND — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tube/underground train (= one that runs under London ) ▪ The condition of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SALINE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN solution ▪ Other doctors were putting compresses of saline solution on the worst …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLOW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a current flows ▪ Sea currents flow at up to 12 miles per hour …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER — Aquifers currently being used as a source of drinking water or those capable of supplying a public water system. They …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
REGIONAL OBSERVATION MONITOR WELL PROGRAM (ROMP) — Regional Observation Monitor Well Program (ROMP), established by the District, targets the design, planning and construction of a network of …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
RECHARGE, ARTIFICIAL — The designed (as opposed to the natural or incidental) replenishment of ground water storage from surface water supplies. There exist …
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INJECTION WELL — Refers to a well constructed for the purpose of injection treated wastewater directly into the ground. Wastewater is generally forced …
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INDUCED RECHARGE — The designed (as opposed to the natural or incidental) replenishment of ground water storage from surface water supplies. There exist …
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GROUND WATER BASIN — A ground-water reservoir together with all the overlying land surface and the underlying aquifers that contribute water to the reservoir. …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE — The designed (as per man's activities as opposed to the natural or incidental) replenishment of ground water storage from surface …
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