n.
Pronunciation: ' a-kw ə -f ə r, ' ä-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + -fer
Date: 1901
: a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
– aquif · er · ous \ a- ' kwi-f ə -r ə s, ä- \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ' a-kw ə -f ə r, ' ä-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + -fer
Date: 1901
: a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
– aquif · er · ous \ a- ' kwi-f ə -r ə s, ä- \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012