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vauclusian, a. Physical Geogr.|vɔːˈkluːzɪən|
Also Vauclusian.
[f. the name of the Fontaine de Vaucluse in S. France: see -ian.]
Applied to a type of spring, often large, occurring in karstic regions, in which the water is forced out under artesian pressure.
1937Wooldridge & Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xix. 294 Cheddar Gorge..and the spectacular Wookey Hole with its ‘Vauclusian spring’, show true karstic features. 1977A. Hallam Planet Earth 82/3 There are two main types of karst spring, one where the water issues by means of free flow, the other where the water issues under forced or artesian flow: the latter type is sometimes known as a vauclusian spring. 1980J. C. Schmid tr. A. Bögli's Karst Hydrol. ix. 124 In a genuine vauclusian spring the water course runs upwards through the rock. |