(hydrology) A subsurface zone in which water fills the interstices and is under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. Also known as phreatic zone; saturated zone.
zone of saturation
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The level below which the subsoil and rock masses of the earth are fully saturated. See illustration under groundwater.
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