watertableとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

water table (plural water tables)

1. (geology) The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water.

   Synonym: phreatic surface

   Hypernym: table

   • 1996, Minnesota Environmental Initiative, Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota, At the Water’s Edge: The Science of Riparian Forestry: Conference Proceedings‎, University of Minnesota Press, page 54:

     In contrast, peatland vegetation may or may not occur in riparian settings in Minnesota. These peatlands find themselves at the water's edge on flat landforms that have paludified—the process by which peat accumulates in response to rising water tables in areas that were formerly terrestrial. As these peatlands grow both vertically and in area, they encircle lake basins or develop their own open-water drainage […]

   • 2020 November 18, Paul Stephen, “Preparing for the big push at Werrington”, in Rail, page 57:

     The heavy rain, combined with the high-water table in the flat Fenland landscape, made for difficult working conditions which was already threatening NR's preparedness for the nine-day blockade in September.

2. (architecture) A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater.
3. A child's toy resembling a sand table but filled with water instead of sand.

参照

• water table on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• table water