Meaning Percolation
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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.
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Passage of liquid through a porous body, as movement of water through soil. 
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In hydrologic terms, the movement of water, under hydrostatic pressure, through the interstices of a rock or soil, except the movement through large openings such as caves
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1610s, from Latin percolationem (nominative percolatio), noun of action from past participle stem of percolare "to strain through, filter," from per- "through" (see per) + colare & [..]
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Percolation is the movement of water through soil.
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movement and filtration of water through soil or rock layers.
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The gravity flow of water within soil.
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  Technically, any method of coffee brewing in which hot water percolates, or filters down through, a bed of ground coffee. The pumping percolator utilizes the power of boiling water to force water up [..]
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downward movement of water through soil and bedrock.
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(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 groundwater replenishment.
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Water that moves downwards in to the rocks underground.
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Percolation refers to the flow of sub-surface water through land. A percolation test reveals how much water a land can absorb.
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(n) the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium(n) the act of making coffee in a percolator(n) the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
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water soaking into the ground
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A process to extract the soluble constituents of a plant with the assistance of gravity. The material is moistened and evenly packed into a tall, slightly conical vessel; the liquid (menstruum) is then poured onto the material and allowed to steep for a certain length of time. A small opening is then made in the bottom, which allows the extract to [..]
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The movement of water downward and radially through the subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to the groundwater.
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The flow or trickling of a liquid downward through a contact or filtering medium.
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The downward flow or filtering of water or other liquids through subsurface rock or soil layers, usually continuing to groundwater.
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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 fil [..]
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1. The movement of water downward and radially through subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to ground water. Can also involve upward movement of water. 2. Slow seepage of water through [..]
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1. The movement of water downward and radially through subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to ground water. Can also involve upward movement of water. 2. Slow seepage of water throug [..]
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The movement under the force of gravity of water downward and radially through subsurface soil layers to the water table. In septic tank installations, a percolation test is used to determine the size [..]
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is the movement of water downwards and radially through the subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to the ground water.
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 – The movement (normally downward) of water through and out of the soil. This downward movement accentuates the leaching process or aquifer recharge.
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The slow passage of water through a filter medium; or, the gradual penetration of soil and rocks by water.
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The downward movement and filtering of water through the soil.
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(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.
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movement of water through the pores or voids in rock or soil.
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The movement of water, under hydrostatic pressure, through the interstices of a rock or soil, except the movement through large openings such as caves. In other words, the movement of water within the soil.
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In hydrologic terms, the movement of water, under hydrostatic pressure, through the interstices of a rock or soil, except the movement through large openings such as caves
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the movement of water through the subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to the groundwater or water table reservoirs.
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Process where surface waters are absorbed through the soil into ground water.
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Process where surface waters are absorbed through the soil into ground water. 
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The downward movement of water in a soil.
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In hydrologic terms, the movement of water, under hydrostatic pressure, through the interstices of a rock or soil, except the movement through large openings such as caves
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The downward flow or filtering of water or other liquids through subsurface rock or soil layers, usually continuing downward to groundwater.
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The downward flow or filtering of water or other liquids through subsurface rock or soil layers, usually continuing to groundwater.
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The movement of water downward and radially through the subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to the groundwater.
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