vadose
[ vey-dohs ]
/ ˈveɪ doʊs /
adjective Geology.
found or located above the water table: vadose water; vadose zone.
Origin of vadose
Words nearby vadose
vacuum-packed,
vacuumize,
vad,
vade mecum,
vadodara,
vadose,
vadose zone,
vadsö,
vaduz,
vae victis,
vafio
British Dictionary definitions for vadose
vadose
/ (ˈveɪdəʊs) /
adjective
of, relating to, designating, or derived from water occurring above the water table
vadose water; vadose deposits
Word Origin for vadose
C19: from Latin
vadōsus full of shallows, from
vadum a ford