aquitard

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noun

A semipermeable layer along an aquifer.

OriginLatin tardus →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounaquitard (plural aquitards)

plural aquitards

  1. geographyA semipermeable layer along an aquifer.

Origin

  1. Latintardus“late, slow”
  2. Englishaquitard

From aqui- + Latin tardus (“late, slow”).

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Translations

Portuguese aquitardo, aquitarde
  • aquitardoa semipermeable layer along an aquifer
  • aquitardea semipermeable layer along an aquifer
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APA

aquitard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquitard

MLA

“aquitard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquitard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aquitard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquitard.

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