artesian (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *artesian*:
ADJECTIVE	all	artesian	(of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure

artesian > pronunciation
Sounds	aa.rtiy'zhahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... 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"
Opposite	subartesian	(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
Spanish	artesiano
Catalan	artesià

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