aquiclude

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin aqua (“water”) + claudere (“to shut”).

Noun edit

aquiclude (plural aquicludes)

(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.

Synonyms edit

aquifuge

Derived terms edit

aquicludal

Translations edit

a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer

Portuguese: aquiclude m

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

aquiclude m (plural aquicludes)

(geology) aquiclude (a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer)

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