SPECIFIC YIELD (OF AN AQUIFER)

Meaning of SPECIFIC YIELD (OF AN AQUIFER) in English

The volume of water available per unit volume of aquifer, if drawn by gravity. Specific yield is expressed as a percent. For example, if 0.2 cubic meter of water will drain from 1 cubic meter of aquifer sand, the specific yield is 20 percent.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECIFIC — adj specific (1. special, definite; 2. [Bot., Zool.]); peso specific specific gravity; remedio specific specific remedy
Interlingua English vocab
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
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
YIELD — I. ˈyēld, esp before pause or consonant ˈyēəld verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English yielden, yelden, for Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — I. spə̇ˈsifik, -fēk adjective Etymology: Late Latin specificus, from Latin species + -ficus -fic 1. : constituting or falling into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
-SPECIFIC — spə̇ˌsifik combining form Etymology: specific (I) : relating or applying specifically to or intended especially for gender -specific the certification …
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
SPECIFIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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SPECIFIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YIELD — — yielder , n. /yeeld/ , v.t. 1. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — — specifically , adv. /spi sif"ik/ , adj. 1. having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: …
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AQUIFER — /ak"weuh feuhr/ , n. any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, esp. one that supplies the water for wells, …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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AQUIFER — n. underground stratum of rock or gravel which holds water (supplies water for springs, wells, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YIELD — I. ˈyēld verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gieldan; akin to Old High German geltan to pay Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPECIFIC — I. spi-ˈsi-fik adjective Etymology: Late Latin specificus, from Latin species Date: circa 1631 1. a. : constituting or falling into …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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
YIELD — vt to give a reward to; to bless. 2. yield ·vi to comply with; to assent; as, i yielded to …
Webster English vocab
SPECIFIC — noun a specific remedy. ·see specific, ·adj, 3. 2. specific ·adj anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
AQUIFER — [ 'akwɪfə ] ■ noun a body of permeable rock able to hold or transmit water. Origin early 20th cent.: …
Concise Oxford 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
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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
SPECIFIC — specific BrE AmE spə ˈsɪf ɪk spɪ- ▷ specific|ally ə l‿i ▷ specific|s s ▶ spe ˌ cific ˈ gravity …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AQUIFER — aquifer BrE AmE ˈæk wɪf ə -wəf- AmE \ - ə r ▷ aquifer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YIELD — / jiːld; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ vn ] to produce or provide sth, for example …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — / spəˈsɪfɪk; NAmE / adjective 1. detailed and exact SYN precise : I gave you specific instructions. 'I'd like your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AQUIFER — / ˈækwɪfə(r); NAmE / noun ( geology ) a layer of rock or soil that can absorb and hold water …
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YIELD — I. yield 1 /jiːld/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gieldan ] 1 . RESULT [transitive] to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPECIFIC — I. spe ‧ cif ‧ ic 1 S1 W1 AC /spəˈsɪfɪk, spɪˈsɪfɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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SPECIFIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 clearly defined; definite (has no specific name; told me so in specific terms). 2 relating …
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
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPECIFIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 clearly defined; definite (has no specific name; told me so in specific terms). 2 relating …
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
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. clearly defined; definite (has no specific name; told me so in specific terms). 2 relating …
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
YIELD — ( yields, yielding, yielded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use specific to refer to …
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 …
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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
YIELD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES succumb/yield to temptation formal (= give in to temptation ) ▪ Lorna succumbed to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECIFIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a specific aim (= an exact aim ) ▪ What are the specific aims …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECIFIC — [adjective] - relating to one thing and not others; particularThe virus attacks specific cells in the body.The money is intended …
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
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
SPECIFIC — adj. 1 definite, precise, exact, particular, explicit, express, unambiguous, definitive, clear-cut, unequivocal, (well-)defined, determined, specified, individual, peculiar, certain, limited, indicated, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AQUIFER — A subsurface permeable geologic formation which contains water.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
AQUIFER — Underground source of water
Environmental Economics English Glossary
YIELD — 1. сущ. 1) плоды, урожай (тж. сбор урожая) 2) размер выработки; количество добытого или произведенного продукта; выход (продукции) milk yield …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPECIFIC — 1. прил. 1) а) особенный, особый, специфический; характерный specific situation ≈ специфическая ситуация Syn : special, particular б) индивидуальный 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AQUIFER — сущ.; геол. водоносный слой, водоносный горизонт (геология) водоносный пласт, водоносный горизонт (почвы) aquifer геол. водоносный слой или горизонт
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