aquifer

Noun

Meaning

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fountainhead level beginning source origin root horizon reservoir stratum wellspring craggy topography skyline subsoil phreatic
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Antonyms

death development end result effect issue
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Hypernyms

formation geological formation

Phrases with the word

N-aquifer aquifer recharge zone non-aquifer confined aquifer well

Examples

A combination of seismic data and anomalous temperature variation with depth measured in 241 inactive oil wells helped locate the aquifer. Source: Internet

An estimate of 13.2 spills over the aquifer, each lasting 14 days, results in 184 days of potential exposure over the 50 year lifetime of the pipeline. Source: Internet

A major aquifer was discovered when merchant Nathan Jaffa had a well drilled in his back yard on Richardson Avenue in 1890, resulting in the area's first major growth and development spurt. Source: Internet

As salt water breaches the limestone bedrock around the Florida peninsula and enters the aquifer, this natural freshwater wonder is threatened like never before. Source: Internet

Annual recharge, in the more arid parts of the aquifer, is estimated to total only about 10 percent of annual withdrawals. Source: Internet

ARD can also produce sulfuric acid at a slower rate, so that the acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) of the aquifer can neutralize the produced acid. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aquiculturist Aquidneck Aquidneck Island aquifer recharge zone aquiferous aquiferous system