Definition
An underground layer of rock or soil that holds and transmits water; essentially another term for an aquifer.
Etymology
From Latin 'aqua' (water) + '-fer' (bearing or carrying, from 'ferre' to carry). A less common variant of 'aquifer' that appears in some geological literature.
Kelly Says
Aquafers are like Earth's hidden reservoirs—the Ogallala Aquifer under the Great Plains supplies water to 2 million people, but we're draining it 10x faster than it recharges, racing toward a catastrophic water shortage!
Translations
ARالعربية
طبقة المياه الجوفية
tab-qa al-ma-ya al-jo-fi-ya
BNবাংলা
ভূগর্ভস্থ জল
bhoo-gor-b-sth jal
CACatalà
aqüífer
a-kwee-fe-r
CSČeština
akumulace podzemní vody
a-ku-mu-la-ce pod-zem-ni vo-dy
DEDeutsch
Grundwasserleiter
groon-d-va-sser-la-iter
ELΕλληνικά
υδροφόρος σχηματισμός
hi-dro-for-os ske-ma-tis-mos
ESEspañol
acuífero
a-kwee-fe-ro
FAفارسی
سنگ آهکی
sang-e-ah-ke-i
FISuomi
ala-maaveden
a-la-ma-a-ve-den
FRFrançais
aquifère
a-ki-fer
HAHA
ruwan sama
ru-wan sa-ma
HEעברית
מאגר מים
ma-agar ma-yim
IDBahasa Indonesia
akuifer
a-kwee-fer
IGIG
mmiri mmiri
m-miri m-miri
ITItaliano
acquifero
a-kwee-fe-ro
KKKK
сууық жол
soo-yik jol
KO한국어
지하수층
ji-ha-su-cheong
MSBahasa Melayu
akuifer
a-kwee-fer
NLNederlands
waterdrager
va-ter-dra-ger
NONorsk
undergrunnsvann
un-der-grunns-vann
PLPolski
nagromadzenie wód podziemnych
na-gro-ma-d-zhen-ie vod pod-zie-mnych
PTPortuguês
aquífero
a-kwee-fe-ro
RORomână
acvifer
a-kvee-fer
RUРусский
акваífero
ak-va-fe-ro
SVSvenska
grundvattenlager
groon-d-va-t-ten-la-ger
SWKiswahili
safu la maji
sa-fu la ma-ji
TAதமிழ்
குடிநீர்
ku-di-neer
TEతెలుగు
గ్రౌండ్ వాటర్
gra-ound va-ter
THไทย
ชั้นหินใต้ดิน
chon hin-tai-din
TRTürkçe
su altı akiferi
su al-ti a-ki-fe-ri
UKУкраїнська
акваífero
ak-va-fe-ro
URاردو
پانی کا ذخیرہ
pa-ni ka z-chi-ra
VITiếng Việt
địa tầng nước ngầm
dia-tan nuoc-ngam
YOYO
erin-omo
ee-rin-o-mo
ZUZU
amanzi amathongo
a-man-zi a-math-on-go