aquiclude

English

Etymology

From Latin aqua (“water”) + claudere (“to shut”).

Noun

aquiclude (plural aquicludes)

1. (geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.

Synonyms

• aquifuge

Derived terms

• aquicludal

 

Translations

a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer

• Portuguese: aquiclude m

Portuguese

Noun

aquiclude m (plural aquicludes)

1. (geology) aquiclude (a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer)