hydraulic conductivity

noun

A material property (e.g., for rocks or soil) that describes the rate which water can flow through pore spaces or fractures. SI units: m/s.

Meanings

nounhydraulic conductivity (countable and uncountable, plural hydraulic conductivities)

plural hydraulic conductivities

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA material property (e.g., for rocks or soil) that describes the rate which water can flow through pore spaces or fractures. SI units: m/s.

Translations

Romanian conductivitate hidraulică
  • conductivitate hidraulicăhydraulic conductivity
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