( Ped .). Generally used in the same sense as infiltration, but is better reserved for the movement of water below the surface soil. (After Kittredge). See Seepage Cf . Infiltration.
The process by which groundwater meanders through tiny, crooked channels in the surrounding material.
Passage of a liquid through the spaces of a porous material such as soil.
The extent to which a surface allows liquids and other substances to filter through it or seep to surrounding areas.
Movement of water through soil. The downward movement of liquid (such as water) through a porus medium (such as soil).
The slow passage of water downward through the soil.
The movement of water downward and radially through subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to groundwater. The rate at which soils permit percolation is a measure of the vulnerability of groundwaters to contamination by surface waters as well as a determinant in the siting of septic fields.
The downward movement of water through cracks, joints, and pores in soil and rocks.
Passage of liquid through a porous body, as movement of water through soil.
a liquid passes slowly through a material that has very small holes in it
the movement of groundwater from the unsaturated zone to the saturated zone
The movement of gravitational water through soil.
Forestry Operations & Water Quality] Rate at which water moves through the soil.
the process by which water moves from the surface to the soil.Measuring this process can tell experts how much water a specific soil can take in.
The ability of soil to absorb water. Percolation tests are required in many areas before a permit is issued for a structure requiring a septic system.
The geological meaning of percolation is the slow movement of water through the pores in soil or rocks.
The movement of rain water vertically down through the soil.
The flow or trickling of a liquid downward through soil or filtering medium. The liquid may or may not fill the pores of the medium.
The act of surface water infiltrating into and through the ground.
The movement (normally downward) of water through and out of the soil. This downward movement accentuates the leaching process.
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
the act of making coffee in a percolator
the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
Slow, non-turbulent movement (usually downward) of water through small openings within a porous material. ()
the process of water working its way into the ground
Downward movement of water within the soil profile.
The slow seepage of water into and through the ground.
The downward flow or filtering of water or other liquids through unsaturated subsurface rock or soil layers, usually continuing downward to groundwater.
The downward movement of water in soil; the infiltration of water into the ground.
The process by which water infiltrates the ground by seeping into the spaces between soil particles, sand, and rocks. Jump to Top
Gravity flow of groundwater through the pore spaces in rock or soil.
the absorbtion of water into the soil; usually expressed as a rate
the act of a substance, usually water, passing through pores or small openings, filtration
The movement of a liquid through a substance which filters it.
1. The movement of water downward and radially through subsurface soil layers, continuing downward to groundwater. Can also involve upward movement of the water. 2. Slow seepage of water through a filter.
The downward movement of water through the soil or alluvium to the groundwater table.
water that moves through the soil at a depth below the root zone List of Glossary Terms
process where surface waters are absorbed through the soil into ground water.
Movement of water through soil layers of materials.
Refers to the ability of the soil to absorb water.
movement of water though the soil or underlying porous rock.
Seepage through a permeable material.
The downward movement of water through layers of soil or rock.
The process by which water moves through soil as influenced by gravity.
the movement of water downward through the sub-surface of the ground to the zone of saturation.
The downward flow of water through he pores or spaces of unsaturated rock or soil.
A method of coffee brewing in which hot water filters down through a bed of ground coffee.
The state of water movement in the soil or aquifer ; that is, water that moves through the soil at a depth below the root zone .
the downward motion of meltwater through interstitial air spaces in a snowpack due to gravity.
The flow or trickling of a liquid downward through a contact or filtering medium.
Downward flow or infiltration of water through the pores or spaces of rock or soil.
water soaking into the ground
The movement of water downward and radially through the subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to the groundwater
The movement of water downward and in a circular direction through subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to ground water. Can also involve upward movement of water. Slow seepage of water through a filter.
The downward movement of water through the soil, primarily because of gravity.
the actual movement of subsurface water either horizontally or vertically; lateral movement of water in the soil subsurface toward nearby surface drainage feature (e.g. stream) or vertical movement through the soil to groundwater zone.
Downward movement of water through the soil profile or other substance.
The vertical movement of water within the soil.
The movement of water through a porous substance such as soil.
the process of water moving downward through openings in the soil.
The movement of water through the subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to the groundwater or water table reservoirs.
The gravity flow of water within soil.
the trickle or seepage of water through a porous material.
the movement of water through the pore space of a soil
movement of water through the pores or voids in rock or soil.
The movement of flow of water through soil or rocks.
ainwater slowly sinks through the island's soil and porous volcanic rock; passage of a raindrop from mountain top to aquifer takes roughly 25 years.
(1) The movement of water through the openings in rock or soil. (2) the entrance of a portion of the streamflow into the channel materials to contribute to ground water replenishment.
Downward movement of water through soils.
Water movement through the soil due to the pull of gravity.
the slow movement of a substance through porous media; as in the slow movement of water through soil or permeable rock
The downward movement of water through soil. Percolation is measured in terms of permeability by distance per time (example: inches per hour).
Laminar-gravity flow through unsaturated and saturated earth material.
Movement of soil water toward the water table.
Vertical movement or infiltration of water from the Earth's surface to its subsurface. Movement usually stops when the flowing water reaches the water table.
the act of water working its way into the ground
The slow seepage of water or chemical solution through soils or porous deposits.
(1) A leach treatment of minerals whereby chemical solutions flow through a bed of ore dissolving the desired soluble materials. (2) The slow seepage of water through soils or porous deposits.
(soil water) The downward or lateral movement of water through soil.
The downward movement of water through soil under the influence of gravity.
The seepage of water through soil; the soil's ability to absorb to water or other liquid.
The flow of sub-surface water through land. A measure of percolation shows how much water the land can absorb.
The movement of water through soil, sand, gravel, etc.
In chemistry and materials science, percolation concerns the movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials. During the last three decades, percolation theory, an extensive mathematical model of percolation, has brought new understanding and techniques to a broad range of topics in physics and materials science.