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PORE WATER [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The water which is retained in the interstices (or spaces) between solid particles. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

interstitial water: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Eau qui est retenue dans les espaces (ou interstices) situés entre les particules solides. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

À propos de l'essai oedométrique [...] un sol saturé soumis à une surcharge extérieure, perd une partie de son eau interstitielle à la façon d'une éponge pressée, et diminue de volume.

OBS

eau interstitielle : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Agua contenida en los intersticios de la roca.

OBS

El agua fósil y el agua congénita pueden calificarse también de intersticiales si quedaron retenidas en los intersticios de una roca.

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