vadose

[ vey-dohs ]

adjectiveGeology.
  1. found or located above the water table: vadose water; vadose zone.

Origin of vadose

1
1895–1900; <Latin vadōsus shallow, equivalent to vad(um) a shoal, ford + -ōsus-ose1

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British Dictionary definitions for vadose

vadose

/ (ˈveɪdəʊs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, designating, or derived from water occurring above the water table: vadose water; vadose deposits

Origin of vadose

1
C19: from Latin vadōsus full of shallows, from vadum a ford

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