Found 3 items, similar to artesian.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: artesian artesis
English → English (WordNet) Definition: artesian artesian adj : (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; “an artesian well”; “artesian pressure” [syn: flowing] [ant: subartesian]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Artesian Artesian \Ar*te"sian\, a. [F. art['e]sien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.] Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France. [1913 Webster] Artesian wells, wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth. [1913 Webster]