artesian

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɑrˈtiːʒən/ UK /ɑːˈtiːziən/ See IPA manual

Freq #86319

Meanings

1

adj
of groundwater that is confined under pressure and can rise in a well above the level at which it is first reached

The farm draws water from an artesian aquifer beneath two layers of impermeable rock.
2

adj
relating to a well drilled into a pressurized aquifer, especially one from which water rises without pumping

An artesian well supplied the remote settlement with fresh water.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · of groundwater that is... pressurizedfree-flowing

2 adj · relating to a well drilled... flowing-well

Word family

Derived forms nonartesian

Related forms aquifergroundwaterhydrostatic pressurewell

Etymology

From French puits artesien, 'well of Artois,' after the former province of Artois in northern France, where such wells became well known in the Middle Ages. The adjective now describes water held under natural pressure and the wells that tap it.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# artesian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɑrˈtiːʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɑːˈtiːziən/
**Frequency rank:** 86319

## Meanings
1. of groundwater that is confined under pressure and can rise in a well above the level at which it is first reached
2. relating to a well drilled into a pressurized aquifer, especially one from which water rises without pumping

## Examples
- The farm draws water from an artesian aquifer beneath two layers of impermeable rock.
- An artesian well supplied the remote settlement with fresh water.

## Synonyms
- pressurized
- free-flowing

## Derived Forms
- nonartesian

## Related Forms
- aquifer
- groundwater
- hydrostatic pressure
- well

## Etymology
From French puits artesien, 'well of Artois,' after the former province of Artois in northern France, where such wells became well known in the Middle Ages. The adjective now describes water held under natural pressure and the wells that tap it.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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