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• artesian — adjective (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure an artesian well artesian pressure • Ant: ↑subartesian …   Useful english dictionary

• artesian well — a well in which water rises under pressure from a permeable stratum overlaid by impermeable rock. [1855 60] * * *       a man made spring from which water flows under natural pressure without pumping. It is dug or drilled wherever a gently… …   Universalium

• Pressure — This article is about pressure in the physical sciences. For other uses, see Pressure (disambiguation). Pressure as exerted by particle collisions inside a closed container …   Wikipedia

• artesian well — UK [ɑː(r)ˌtiːzɪən ˈwel] / US [ɑrˌtɪʒɪən ˈwel] noun [countable] Word forms artesian well : singular artesian well plural artesian wells a place where natural pressure under the ground forces water to the earth s surface …   English dictionary

• artesian — The water contained or carried in a stratum of rock imprisoned between two impervious strata, the water bearing stratum being inclined, and coming to the surface at some distant and higher point, called the intake, where it receives the water,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• artesian well — noun a) An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure. b) A bore hole in an artesian basin …   Wiktionary

• artesian well — noun Etymology: French artésien, literally, of Artois, from Old French, from Arteis Artois, France Date: 1835 1. a well in which water is under pressure; especially one in which the water flows to the surface naturally 2. a deep well …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• artesian well — a deep drilled well where the water is forced to the surface by hydrostatic pressure. Some fishes have been found in such wells …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• artesian — adjective rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure …   Wiktionary

• artesian well — ar|te|sian well [ ar,tiʒiən wel ] noun count a place where natural pressure under the ground forces water to the earth s surface …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• artesian well — A well in which water rises from a lower stratum under its own pressure and flows continuously above the surface of the ground. 56 Am J1st Waters §111 …   Ballentine's law dictionary