unsaturated zone

collocation in English

meaningsofunsaturatedandzone

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unsaturated
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈsætʃ.ər.eɪ.tɪd/us
/ʌnˈsætʃ.ər.eɪ.t̬ɪd/
food & drink
Unsaturated fat or oil is either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated, found in plants, vegetable oil, and fish, and thought to be better for your health than ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition ofunsaturatedandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunsaturated zone

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In stage 2 we have a free boundary problem in theunsaturatedzone.
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Thus, in stage 5 the system is divided into the still growing deposit and theunsaturatedzone.
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Water flow and solute transport processes in theunsaturatedzone.
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Likewise, the saturated zone of a soil frequently has a higher radon content than theunsaturatedzonebecause of diffusional losses to the atmosphere.
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Hydrologically, theunsaturatedzoneis often the main factor controlling water movement from the land surface to the aquifer.
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Unlike the of the saturated zone below, theunsaturatedzoneis not a source of readily available water for human consumption.
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In areas with sufficient precipitation, water infiltrates through pore spaces in the soil, passing through theunsaturatedzone.
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In soils with a wide range in pore size, theunsaturatedzonecan be several times thicker than the saturated zone.
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The water table andunsaturatedzoneare also illustrated.
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This applies especially when ground water levels are periodically adapted to subsidence, in order to maintain desiredunsaturatedzonedepths, exposing more and more peat to oxygen.
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As the bubbles rise, the contaminants are removed from the groundwater by physical contact with the air (i.e., stripping) and are carried up into theunsaturatedzone(i.e., soil).
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The phreatic zone, below the phreatic surface where rock and soil is saturated with water, is the counterpart of the vadose zone, orunsaturatedzone, above.
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