PHREATIC

phreatic

(adjective) of or relating to ground water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

phreatic (comparative more phreatic, superlative most phreatic)

(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.

Anagrams

• chapiter, patchier, pie chart, piechart

Source: Wiktionary


Phre*at"ic, a. Etym: [F. phréatique, from Gr. (Geol.)

Definition: Subterranean; -- applied to sources supplying wells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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