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- [free-at-ik]
- /friˈæt ɪk/
- /frˈiːtɪk/
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- [free-at-ik]
- /friˈæt ɪk/
Definitions of phreatic word
- adjective phreatic noting or pertaining to ground water. 1
- adjective phreatic noting or pertaining to explosive volcanic activity involving steam derived from ground water: a phreatic explosion. 1
- adjective phreatic of or relating to ground water occurring below the water table 0
- adjective phreatic of, having to do with, or being groundwater 0
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Origin of phreatic
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Greek phreat- (stem of phréar) artificial well + -ic
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Parts of speech for Phreatic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phreatic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
phreatic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with phreatic
- what is phreatic surface?
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