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vadose definition

va·dose (vā′dōs′)

adjective

designating or of water that clings to solid matter in an unsaturated zone between the earth's surface and the water table

Etymology: < L vadosus, shallow < vadum, shallow place, ford, akin to vadere, to go: for IE base see wade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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