The water held in the soil above the standing-water level by reason of
capillary attraction. Also called held water. See also:capillary water
Hammond
Water furnished by destruction of pore space owing to compaction of
sediments.
Water as an essential component in a mineral or other compound, either as
water of crystallization; e.g., CaSO4 .2H2 O gypsum, or
water more tightly bound as (OH) groups; e.g., FeO(OH) goethite. Also
called H2 O+ in wet chemical analyses.
Water that combines with salts when they crystallize and remains as H (sub
2) O molecules in the crystal structure; given off upon heating to 100 to
200 degrees C. Also called H2 O in wet chemical analyses.
Water that is chemically combined in a crystalline substance to form a
hydrate, but that may be driven off by heat. AGI
a. See:hyalite
b. Any transparent precious opal.
An expandable device that is placed in a borehole to bar entry of water
into the lower part of a hole or to separate two distinct flows of water
from different strata. See also:packer
A small, bowl-shaped depression on a bedrock surface, where water may
gather; esp. a water hole in the bed of an intermittent stream, formed at
the foot of a cliff by the action of falling water when the stream is in
the flood stage. AGI
a. The power of water derived from its gravity or its momentum as applied
or applicable to the driving of machinery. Standard, 2
b. A descent or fall in a stream from which motive power may be obtained;
specif., in law, the fail in a stream in its natural state, as it passes
through a person's land or along the boundaries of it. Standard, 2
a. The right to the use of the water of a certain stream.
Standard, 2
b. The right to the possession and use of a fall of water for mechanical
purposes. See also:water right
The proofing of stone dust to prevent the particles from caking or
becoming sticky in humid atmospheres. Waterproofing is considered
essential if stone-dust barriers are to operate effectively at humidities
above 85%. Nelson
waterproof electric blasting cap
A cap specially insulated to ensure reliability of firing when used in wet
work. Syn:blasting cap
Cooled with water, as in hardening steel. Standard, 2
The weight of dry steam consumed by a steam engine for each horsepower per
hour. The result is stated in either indicated horsepower or brake
horsepower. Brantly, 2
See:air-avid surface
A qualitative measure of the ability of an explosive or blasting agent to
withstand exposure to water without deteriorating or becoming
desensitized.
a. The right to use water for mining, agricultural, or other purposes.
See also:water privilege
b. The right to appropriate water granted to miners by Federal laws;
however, this right applies only to water on public domain. Rights of way
are granted over public lands for ditches, canals, flumes, and for the
construction of a reservoir to one who has a right to water. Lewis
c. When one has legally acquired a water right, the person has a property
right therein that cannot be taken away for public or private use, except
by due process of law and upon just compensation being paid therefor. One
who has acquired a legal water right can only be deprived of it by the
voluntary act of conveying it to another, by abandonment, forfeiture under
some stature, or by operation of law. A water right is an independent
right and is not a servitude upon some other thing, and is an incorporeal
hereditament, being neither tangible nor visible. Ricketts
A special form of cast-iron bricking curb whereby space is provided for
building up the walling and also a channel or groove for collecting water
running down the shaft sides. Rings are built into the shaft lining at
intervals and pipes are arranged to conduct the water to the next lower
ring or a sump. See also:curb; garland. Syn:walling curb
Nelson
Said of round, smooth sedimentary particles that have been rolled about by
water. AGI
a. A light-colored blue sapphire.
b. An intense blue variety of cordierite occurring in water-worn masses in
river gravels (such as in Sri Lanka) that may be used as a gemstone.
Syn:saphir d'eau
c. A term applied to water-worn pebbles of topaz, quartz, and other
minerals in Sri Lanka.
A water accumulation in a depression in an underground roadway or in a
pipe, sufficient to form a seal. BS, 10