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Aquifuge
UK
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
US
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
Translation of "aquifuge" into Russian
aquifuge
Noun
UK
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
US
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
aquifuge
aquifuges pl
The aquifuge layer prevents water from seeping into the lower strata.
Водоупорный слой предотвращает просачивание воды в нижние слои.
Definitions
aquifuge
Noun
UK
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
US
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
A completely impermeable geological formation or stratum that neither stores nor transmits groundwater.
Because the underlying rock is an aquifuge, drilling a well there would be futile.
aquifuge
Adjective
UK
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
US
/ˈækwɪfjuːdʒ/
Completely impermeable to groundwater; describing a geological layer or material that neither stores nor transmits water.
Engineers drilled through several aquifuge layers before reaching the aquifer.