artesian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɑːˈtiːzɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(är tē′zhən)


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ar•te•sian  (är tē′zhən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Geologynoting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
  • French artésien pertaining to Artois (Old French Arteis Artois + -ien -ian), after the wells of this kind in the region
  • 1820–30

'artesian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Artois - Queensland - artesian well - bore

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