HyperDic: artesian

English > 1 sense of the word artesian:
ADJECTIVEallartesian(of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure
artesian > pronunciation
Soundsaa.rtiy'zhahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > artesian: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure.
Examples
  • "an artesian well"
  • "artesian pressure"
Oppositesubartesian(of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well
Spanishartesiano
Catalanartesià

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