AQUIFER


Meaning of AQUIFER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-kwə-fər, ˈä- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + -fer

Date: 1901

: a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel

• aquif·er·ous a-ˈkwi-fə-rəs, ä- adjective

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