VADOSE Definition & Meaning

vadose

[ vey-dohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Geology.

found or located above the water table:
vadose water; vadose zone.

vadose

/ ˈ��ɪ��əʊ�� /

adjective

of, relating to, designating, or derived from water occurring above the water table
vadose water
vadose deposits

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vadose¹

1895–1900; < Latin ��ō��ܲ� shallow, equivalent to vad ( um ) a shoal, ford + -ō��ܲ� -ose ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vadose¹

C19: from Latin ��ō��ܲ� full of shallows, from vadum a ford

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Example Sentences

Vadose zone transport in dry forests of central Argentina: Role of land use.

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The space between the water table and the earth's surface is sometimes referred to as the vadose zone or the zone of weathering, since it is the belt in which weathering processes are most active.

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