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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnappe phréatique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nappe phréatique
"La sécheresse a fait baisser la nappe phréatique."
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The upper level of an underground surface in which the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water.
"Heavy rainfall caused the water table to rise close to the surface."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'water' and 'table' (in the sense of a horizontal level or stratum), originally used in architecture and later adopted in geology to describe the upper surface of the zone of saturation.
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nappe phréatique
Transliteration: nappe phréatique
"La sécheresse a fait baisser la nappe phréatique."
Grundwasserspiegel
Transliteration: Grundwasserspiegel
"Der Grundwasserspiegel ist in diesem Sommer stark gesunken."
falda freatica
Transliteration: falda freatica
"I pozzi attingono l'acqua direttamente dalla falda freatica."
manto freático
Transliteration: manto freático
"El nivel del manto freático varía según la temporada de lluvias."
lençol freático
Transliteration: lençol freático
"A poluição pode contaminar o lençol freático subterrâneo."
भूजल स्तर
Transliteration: bhujal star
"अत्यधिक दोहन के कारण भूजल स्तर लगातार गिर रहा है।"
潜水面
Transliteration: qián shuǐ miàn
"过度开采地下水会导致潜水面下降。"
지하수면
Transliteration: jihasumyeon
"이 지역은 지하수면이 매우 높습니다."
地下水面
Transliteration: chikasui men
"大雨によって地下水面が上昇した。"
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