This abridged glossary of terms has been compiled from a number of sources to assist visitors to this site. Use of the term is usually restricted to those water-bearing formations capable of yielding water in sufficient quantity to constitute a usable supply for people's uses. It may or may not flow out at ground level. The pressure in such an aquifer commonly is called artesian pressure, and the formation containing artesian water is an artesian aquifer or confined aquifer. Capillary action is essential in carrying substances and nutrients from one place to another in plants and animals.
Water drops on the outside of a cold glass of water are condensed water.
Condensation is the opposite process of evaporation. This method is becoming a more popular way of providing freshwater to populations. If the water rises above the surface, it is known as a flowing well. The disorder is more prevalent in children than in adults and is characterized by abdominal discomfort, nausea, and alternating constipation and diarrhoea. The upper surface of the saturate zone is called the water table.