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Water table

Water table Meaning & Definition
Water table Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Water table?

[n] underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Water table: groundwater level | water level

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See Also | formation | geological formation | geology

Water table In Webster's Dictionary

\Water table\ (Hydraulic Engin.) The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water. The water table may be within a few inches of the surface or many feet below it.
\Wa"ter ta"ble\ (Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see {Table}, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.

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