- phreat
- , -i (G). A well, tank
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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phreatic — adjective Etymology: Greek phreat , phrear well; akin to Armenian ałbiwr spring, Old High German brunno more at burn Date: circa 1890 1. of, relating to, or being groundwater 2. of, relating to, or being an explosion caused by steam derived from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phreatophyte — noun Etymology: Greek phreat , phrear well + English o + phyte Date: 1920 a deep rooted plant that obtains its water from the water table or the layer of soil just above it • phreatophytic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Phreatic — The term phreatic is used in Earth sciences to refer to matters relating to ground water below the static water table (the word originates from the Greek phrear , phreat meaning well or spring ). The term phreatic surface is where the hydrostatic … Wikipedia
Phreatic zone — The phreatic zone (from Ancient Greek phrear, phreat a well ), or zone of saturation, is the area in an aquifer, below the water table, in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water. The phreatic zone may fluctuate with… … Wikipedia
phreatic — /free at ik/, adj. Geol. 1. noting or pertaining to ground water. 2. noting or pertaining to explosive volcanic activity involving steam derived from ground water: a phreatic explosion. [1890 95; < Gk phreat (s. of phréar) artificial well + IC] * … Universalium
phreatophyte — phreatophytic /free at euh fit ik/, adj. /free at euh fuyt /, n. a long rooted plant that absorbs its water from the water table or the soil above it. [1915 20; < Gk phreat (see PHREATIC) + O + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
freato — FREAT(O) elem. puţ, izvor, apă, subterană . (< fr. phréat/o/ , cf. gr. phreas, atos) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
phreatic — [frɪ atɪk] adjective Geology relating to or denoting underground water in the zone below the water table. Compare with vadose. ↘(of a volcanic eruption) caused by the heating and expansion of groundwater. Origin C19: from Gk phrear, phreat a well … English new terms dictionary
phreatic — /friˈætɪk/ (say free atik) adjective of or relating to underground water. {Greek phreat , from phrear a well + ic} …
phre|at|ic — «free AT ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a well or wells. 2. having do with or characteristic of water in the saturated area just below the water table. ╂[< Greek phréat , phréar well + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
