Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells.
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Water table — Wa ter ta ble 1. (Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see {Table}, n., 9), that is, for the table at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water table — water .table n technical the level below the ground where there is water … Dictionary of contemporary English
water table — water ,table noun count the level below the Earth s surface where water is found … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
water table — ► NOUN ▪ the level below which the ground is saturated with water … English terms dictionary
water table — n. 1. the level below which the ground is saturated with water 2. Archit. a projecting ledge or molding which throws off rainwater … English World dictionary
Water table — The water table is the level at which the ground water pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure. It may be conveniently visualized as the surface of the ground water in a given vicinity. It usually coincides with the phreatic surface , but can… … Wikipedia
water table — 1. the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water. 2. Archit. a projecting stringcourse or similar structural member placed so as to divert rain water from a building. Also, watertable.… … Universalium
water table — 1. The top surface of a body of slowly moving ground water that fills the pore spaces within a rock mass. Above it lies the freely draining vadose zone, and below it lies the permanently saturated phreas. In uniform aquifers, such as sandstone … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
water table — noun underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water spring rains had raised the water table • Syn: ↑water level, ↑groundwater level • Hypernyms: ↑geological formation, ↑formation * * * noun, pl ⋯ tables [count] … Useful english dictionary
water table — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms water table : singular water table plural water tables science the level below the Earth s surface where water is found … English dictionary
