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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
2427
Underflowing turbidity currents
It is the common type of density currents that move down the bottom of a reservoir, lake or deep channel due to a greater density of the turbid water resulting from the inclusion of suspended sediment......
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3078
Area flowing full
The condition of flow in a closed conduit when the flowing liquid occupies the entire cross-sectional area.
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4263
Flowing well, or Artesian Flowing Well
A well that discharges water at the land surface without the aid of any water lifting device.
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4264
Gas-lift flowing well
A well in which the groundwater tapped is not under sufficient hydrostatic pressure to be lifted above the land surface without the introduction of gas but is caused to rise above the surface because of the buoyancy of natural gas mingled with water......
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4266
Non-flowing artesian well, or Sub-artesian well
Artesian well tapping water under pressure but not sufficient to cause it to rise above the land surface at the well.
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4271
Area of gas-lift flow
An area in which the groundwater, if tapped, rises to the surface because of the presence of gas.
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8018
Overflowing, or Overtopping by high water level
If the water level at a dyke is higher than the crest of the dyke, ingress of water into the region protected by it will increase and inundation may occur. As with overflowing, also with overtopping of a dyke by waves, ingress of water into the region protected by it will increase......
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