"water table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water table (plural water tables)
  1. (geology) The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water. Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: phreatic surface Translations (level underground): hladina podzemní vody [feminine] (Czech), grondwaterstand [masculine] (Dutch), freatisch vlak (Dutch), pohjavedenpinta (Finnish), nappe phréatique [feminine] (French), Grundwasserspiegel [masculine] (German), talajvízszint [singular] (Hungarian), maoschlár [masculine] (Irish), uiscechlár [masculine] (Irish), хидроста́тско ниво́ (hidrostátsko nivó) [neuter] (Macedonian), ниво́ на подземни води (nivó na podzemni vodi) [neuter] (Macedonian), grunnvannsspeil [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), Wotaloag [feminine] (Plautdietsch), zwierciadło wód podziemnych [neuter] (Polish), lençol freático (Portuguese), pânză freatică [feminine] (Romanian), у́ровень грунто́вых вод (úrovenʹ gruntóvyx vod) (Russian), mesa de agua [feminine] (Spanish), tabla de agua (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-water_table-en-noun-f94ZFcW8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'level underground': 96 4
  2. (architecture) A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-water_table-en-noun-E-Za871i Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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