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vadose, a. Physical Geogr.|ˈveɪdəʊs, -z|
[f. L. vadōs-us, f. vadum shallow piece of water: see -ose1.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating underground water occurring above the water-table. Cf. phreatic a.
1894F. Posepny in Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers XXIII. 213 For that part of the subterranean circulation, bounded by the water-level, and called the vadose or shallow underground circulation, the law of a descending movement holds good. 1909[see phreatic a. 2]. 1954[see phreatic a.]. 1973Sci. Amer. Apr. 48/2 Of the total amount of underground water, vadose water (water present in soils) accounts for only ·066 × 1015 cubic meters. 1977A. Hallam Planet Earth 108 (caption) Vadose cave formed by the waters of the Quashies River, Jamaica. |