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CONFINED-WATER WELL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- artesian well
1, record 1, English, artesian%20well
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- confined-water well 2, record 1, English, confined%2Dwater%20well
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A well from which water flows under natural pressure without pumping. 3, record 1, English, - artesian%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is dug or drilled wherever a gently dipping, permeable rock layer (such as sandstone) receives water along its outcrop at a level higher than the level of the surface of the ground at the well site. 3, record 1, English, - artesian%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puits artésien
1, record 1, French, puits%20art%C3%A9sien
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrage destiné à capter l'eau d'une nappe souterraine sous pression, emprisonnée entre deux couches de terrain imperméable. [Définition normalisée par l'OLF.] 2, record 1, French, - puits%20art%C3%A9sien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'on fore un puits en un point de la surface du sol situé à un niveau inférieur à celui de la surface libre de la nappe [aquifère], l'eau jaillit dès que l'on crève la couche imperméable qui l'emprisonne : c'est un «puits artésien». 3, record 1, French, - puits%20art%C3%A9sien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
puits artésien : terme normalisé par l'OLF. 4, record 1, French, - puits%20art%C3%A9sien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pozo artesiano
1, record 1, Spanish, pozo%20artesiano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pozo que comunica con un acuífero confinado o artesiano en el que el nivel del agua se eleva por encima del nivel del suelo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pozo%20artesiano
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