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eau capillaire suspendue [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

Water in zone of aeration kept in suspension by capillary forces ...

DEF

Underground water held in the zone of aeration by molecular attraction exerted on the water by the rock and earth materials and by the attraction exerted by the water particles on one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
CONT

[L'eau capillaire suspendue est l'] eau maintenue suspendue dans les terrains par capillarité, mais sans connexion avec une nappe d'eau avoisinante.

CONT

Lorsque [la fissure a] entre 1/10 de [microns] et 2,5 mm [de largeur], il pourra s'y maintenir de l'eau capillaire suspendue ou eau suspendue tout court, réservant le terme d'eau capillaire à toute eau qui monte dans les fissures, tubes ou pores à partir du niveau de l'eau dans laquelle la base de ces objets baigne.

Spanish

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