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permeable — adjective Of or related to substance, substrate, membrane or material that absorbs or allows the passage of water. Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir. Syn: water permeable … Wiktionary
water-bearing — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : yielding or holding water : laden with percolating water : permeable by water water bearing strata … Useful english dictionary
Permeable paving — Permeable paving, is different than pervious paving or porous pavement, by virtue of the fact that rainwater passes around the paver as opposed to passing through the paver helping to reduce or eliminate clogging found in pervious or porous… … Wikipedia
Water activity — or aw is a measurement of the energy status of the water in a system. It is defined as the vapor pressure of water above a sample divided by that of pure water at the same temperature; therefore, pure distilled water has a water activity of… … Wikipedia
Water contact — is a term used in the hydrocarbon industry to describe the elevation above which fluids other than water can be found in the pores of a rock. For example, in a traditional hand excavated water well, the level at which the water stabilizes… … Wikipedia
Water purification — This article is about large scale, municipal water purification. For portable/emergency water purification, see portable water purification. For industrial water purification, see deionized water. For distilled water, see distilled water. Water… … Wikipedia
permeable — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)miəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a substance is permeable, something such as water or gas can pass through it or soak into it. A number of products have been developed which are permeable to air and water. Syn: porous Ant: impermeable… … English dictionary
permeable — per|me|a|ble [ˈpə:miəbəl US ˈpə:r ] adj technical material that is permeable allows water, gas etc to pass through it ≠ ↑impermeable ▪ the permeable cell membrane >permeability [ˌpə:miəˈbılıti US ˌpə:r ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
permeable — adjective formal or technical material that is permeable allows water, gas etc to pass through it: a finegrained permeable rock opposite impermeable permeability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Water spot — A water spot is an area of dried mineral deposits left on a surface after being allowed to air dry. Water quality, specifically the amount and type of minerals in the local water supply as measured by the total suspended solids or TSS test and… … Wikipedia
