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phreatic

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adjective

, Geology.
  1. noting or pertaining to groundwater.
  2. noting or pertaining to explosive volcanic activity involving steam derived from groundwater:

    a phreatic explosion.

phreatic

/ frɪˈætɪk /

adjective

  1. See vadose
    geography of or relating to ground water occurring below the water table Compare vadose

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phreatic1

First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek phreat- (stem of phréar ) “artificial well” + -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phreatic1

C19: from Greek phrear a well

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