Eponyms Are Terms Named After the Person Who First Identified

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Eponyms are terms named after the person who first identified the condition or devised the object bearing its name.

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Definitions:

Groundwater Flow

Groundwater flow describes the movement of underground water through the soil and rock layers, driven by gravitational forces and pressure differences.

Water Table

The level below the Earth's surface at which the ground is saturated with water.

Artesian

Groundwater that is in a confined aquifer and is under enough water pressure to rise above the level of the aquifer.

Water Table

The water table is the upper level of an underground surface in which the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water, delineating the boundary between the aquifer's unsaturated zone and saturated zone.