artesian well
artesian well noun: an aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
Noun
artesian well (plural artesian wells)
- An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
- “When I say mind,” said the blood relation, “I refer to the quarter-teaspoonful of brain which you might possibly find in her head if you sank an artesian well.”1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- artesian spring
- A borehole in an artesian basin.
artesian well meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog
artesian well in Hindi
- aquifer
- पातालतोड़ कुआँ pātāltoṛ kuā̃
artesian well in Tamil
- பொங்கு ஊற்றுக் கிணறு, பொங்கு ஊற்றுக்கிணறு, பொங்குகிணறு, ஆர்ட்டீசியன் கிணறு, இயல்புப் பொங்கு கிணறு, ஆட்டீசியாக்கிணறு
artesian well in Malayalam
- പാതാളക്കിണർ
artesian well in Tagalog
- aquifer
- poso-artesyano
More languagesFewer languages
- artesian well in Arabic
- بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيَّة biʔrun ʔirtiwāziyya, بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيّ biʔrun ʔirtiwāziyy
Synonyms of artesian well
Forms of artesian well
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Questions about artesian well
- What does artesian well mean?
- Artesian well means an aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
- What is artesian well in Hindi?
- Artesian well in Hindi is पातालतोड़ कुआँ (pātāltoṛ kuā̃). See Artesian well meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is artesian well?
- Artesian well is a noun.
- What is the plural of artesian well?
- The plural of artesian well is artesian wells.
Words near artesian well in the dictionary
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