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Artesian

/ɑːˈtiːʒən/

(of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

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    (of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

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flowingnounMoving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

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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

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flowingnounThe action of the verb to flow
phreaticnoun(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.
aquastaticSynonym of hydrostatic.
aquiferousCarrying water
piezometricnoun(hydrology) Of or relating to a measurement of water pressure inside an aquifer
aquatectural(architecture, rare) Pertaining to aquatecture, architecture designed to work with water (and e.g. rising sea levels).
aquareticRelating to, or promoting, aquaresis.
aquabaticRelating to aquabatics.
soligenous(hydrology, of the water of a region) Produced by groundwater or an inflow of surface water, and not by local precipitation.
capillarynoun(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
secondaryNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
meteoric(by extension) Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
aquatilenoun(obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
hydraulicRelated to, or operated by, hydraulics.
aerationalOf or relating to aeration.
anchialinenounBeing or relating to a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean.
barometricOf or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
aquitardalRelating to an aquitard.
subaerial(geology) Formed, located or occurring on the Earth's land surface; contrasted with subaqueous
aquodic(soil science) Relating to an aquod

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