water table

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːtəˌteɪbɫ̩/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔ.dɚˌteɪ.b(ə)ɫ/

Noun

water table (plural water tables)

1. (geology) The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water.

   Synonym: phreatic surface

   Hypernym: table

   • 1996, Minnesota Environmental Initiative, Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota, At the Water’s Edge: The Science of Riparian Forestry: Conference Proceedings‎^[1], University of Minnesota Press, page 54:

     In contrast, peatland vegetation may or may not occur in riparian settings in Minnesota. These peatlands find themselves at the water's edge on flat landforms that have paludified—the process by which peat accumulates in response to rising water tables in areas that were formerly terrestrial. As these peatlands grow both vertically and in area, they encircle lake basins or develop their own open-water drainage […]

   • 2020 November 18, Paul Stephen, “Preparing for the big push at Werrington”, in Rail, page 57:

     The heavy rain, combined with the high-water table in the flat Fenland landscape, made for difficult working conditions which was already threatening NR's preparedness for the nine-day blockade in September.

2. (architecture) A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater.
3. A child's toy resembling a sand table but filled with water instead of sand.

Translations

level underground

Czech: hladina podzemní vody f Dutch: grondwaterstand (nl) m, freatisch vlak Finnish: pohjavedenpinta French: nappe phréatique (fr) f German: Grundwasserspiegel m Hungarian: talajvízszint (hu) sg Indonesian: muka air tanah (id) Irish: maoschlár m, uiscechlár m Macedonian: хидроста́тско ниво́ n (hidrostátsko nivó), ниво́ на подземни води n (nivó na podzemni vodi) Māori: kārewa wainuku Norwegian: Bokmål: grunnvannsspeil n Plautdietsch: Wotaloag f Polish: zwierciadło wód podziemnych n Portuguese: lençol freático Romanian: pânză freatică f Russian: у́ровень грунто́вых вод (úrovenʹ gruntóvyx vod) Spanish: mesa de agua f, tabla de agua Swedish: grundvattennivå (sv) c

References

• water table on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• table water