aeration zone

noun

A portion of the lithosphere in which the functional interstices of permeable rock or earth are not filled by water under hydrostatic pressure.

Meanings

nounaeration zone (plural aeration zones)

plural aeration zones

  1. geographyA portion of the lithosphere in which the functional interstices of permeable rock or earth are not filled by water under hydrostatic pressure.
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