English Explanatory Dictionary

phreatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.

Pronunciation

/fɹiˈæt.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phreatic.wav

Word forms

phreatic more phreatic most phreatic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek stem of φρέαρ (phréar, “well, spring”).

Derived words

epiphreatic nonphreatic phreatically phreatic cycle phreatic eruption phreatic gas phreatic line phreatic surface phreatic water phreatic zone phreatomagmatic phreatophyte
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