🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

帯水層

Pronunciation / Transliteration: taisuisō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aquifer/ˈækwɪfər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その帯水層は大量の地下水を蓄えています。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

    "The town relies on a deep underground aquifer for its drinking water."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'aquifer' originates from the Latin word 'aqua', meaning water, combined with 'fer', meaning to bear or carry. It has evolved in usage since the late 19th century to refer specifically to geological formations that can store and transmit water.

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