Dictionary

aquifer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɑkwɪfɝ/ (General-American)
• /ˈækwɪfɝ/ (General-American)
• /ˈækwɪfə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English aqui- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -ferder. English -fer English aquifer From aqui- + -fer.

Meanings

1. An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.
   • The water in the well came from an aquifer.
   • An aquifer is rock or sediment that holds groundwater – rain that is held below the surface of the soil and collected in empty spaces underground. Aquifers feed rivers to keep their flows at a healthy level, and are also important sources of water when reservoirs or other sources run low. 2023 August 16, Helena Horton, “United Utilities fined £800,000 for taking 22bn litres of water from aquifer”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Coordinates

aquitard

Deriveds

artesian aquifer · N-aquifer · aquitard

Relateds

oasis

Translations (42)

de Grundwasserleiter (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ko 대수층 (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · sip ཆུ་གཏེར (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ka წყლოვანი ჰორიზონტი (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · tr sutaşır (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ja 帯水層 (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · es acuífero (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · el υπόγειος υδροφορέας (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · sk akvifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · nl aquifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · vi tầng chứa nước (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · he אקוויפר (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ru водоно́сный горизо́нт (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · la aquifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · vi tầng ngậm nước (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · fi akviferi (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ru аквифе́р (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · cy dyfrhaen (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · gl acuífero (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · pl warstwa wodonośna (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · de Aquifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ka წყლოვანი ფენა (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · cmn 含水層 /含水层 (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · pt aquífero (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · el υδροφορέας (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ga uiscíoch (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · sv akvifär (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · hu víztartó réteg (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ru водоно́сный слой (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · tr akifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · lt vandeningas sluoksnis (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · nb grunnvannsmagasin (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · fr aquifère (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · mi mātāwainuku (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ru водоно́сный пласт (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · nv łeeyiʼdi tóhígíí (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · fi pohjavesikerros (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · nb akvifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · te జల (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · id akuifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ca aqüífer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) · ar طَبَقَة ٱلْمِيَاهِ ٱلْجَوْفِيَّةِ (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel)