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Hydrostatic pressure

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013708

1. (Hi-dro-STAT-ick) The pressure at a specific elevation exerted by a body of water at rest.

2. In the case of groundwater, the pressure at a specific elevation due to the weight of water at higher levels in the same zone of saturation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013708
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013708",
  "term": "Hydrostatic pressure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Hydrostatic Pressure",
  "definition": "1. (Hi-dro-STAT-ick) The pressure at a specific elevation exerted by a body of water at rest.\n\n2. In the case of groundwater, the pressure at a specific elevation due to the weight of water at higher levels in the same zone of saturation.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hydrostatic-pressure/"
}

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