water-table

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water-table The upper surface of groundwater, or the level below which an unconfined aquifer is permanently saturated with water. See also VADOSE ZONE.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

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water-table. Inclined surface on a projection, such as a plinth or a buttress off-set, called weathering.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

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water-table The upper surface of groundwater or the level below which the material is permanently saturated with water. The region below the water table is the phreatic or vadose zone.

A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY

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