Phrase guide

water table

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtəˌteɪbɫ̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈwɔ.dɚˌteɪ.b(ə)ɫ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phreatic surface

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: table

2

noun

Meaning 2

A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A child's toy resembling a sand table but filled with water instead of sand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • spring rains had raised the water table

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water level, groundwater level

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geological formation, formation

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: hladina podzemní vody — level underground
  • Dutch: grondwaterstand — level underground
  • Dutch: freatisch vlak — level underground
  • Finnish: pohjavedenpinta — level underground
  • French: nappe phréatique — level underground
  • German: Grundwasserspiegel — level underground
  • Hungarian: talajvízszint — level underground
  • Irish: maoschlár — level underground
  • Irish: uiscechlár — level underground
  • Macedonian: хидроста́тско ниво́ (hidrostátsko nivó) — level underground
  • Macedonian: ниво́ на подземни води (nivó na podzemni vodi) — level underground
  • Māori: kārewa wainuku — level underground
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grunnvannsspeil — level underground
  • Plautdietsch: Wotaloag — level underground
  • Polish: zwierciadło wód podziemnych — level underground
  • Portuguese: lençol freático — level underground
  • Romanian: pânză freatică — level underground
  • Russian: у́ровень грунто́вых вод (úrovenʹ gruntóvyx vod) — level underground
  • Spanish: mesa de agua — level underground
  • Spanish: tabla de agua — level underground