water table

English

Noun

water table (plural water tables)

(geology) The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water
(architecture) A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater.

Synonyms

drainage basin
phreatic surface

Hypernyms

table

Translations

level underground

Czech: hladina podzemní vody f
Dutch: grondwaterstand m, freatisch vlak
French: nappe phréatique (fr) f
German: Grundwasserspiegel m
Irish: maoschlár m, uiscechlár m
Macedonian: хидростатско ниво n (hidrostátsko nivó), ниво на подземни води n (nivó na pódzemni vódi)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: grunnvannsspeil n
Polish: zwierciadło wód podziemnych n
Portuguese: lençol freático
Romanian: pânză freatică f
Spanish: mesa de agua f, tabla de agua

References

water table on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

table water

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