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Metabolic water
biological substance
dry water
water-air emulsion, consisting of 95% liquid water, in which tiny water droplets, each the size of a grain of sand, are surrounded by a sandy silica coating; the silica coating prevents the water droplets from combining into a bulk liquid
water privatization
private sector participation in the provision of water services and sanitation
flowstone
thumb|''Saracen's tent'' in Luray Caverns in [[Virginia is considered to be one of the most well-formed flowstone draperies in the world]]
Man overboard
exclamation given aboard a vessel to indicate that someone has fallen off of the ship
water feature
architectural element including water, such as fountain, water cascade or water pool of standing water
UN-Water
United Nations Water (UN-Water) is an interagency mechanism that coordinates the efforts of United Nations (UN) entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues. "There is no single United Nations Agency, Fund or Programme dedicated exclusively to water issues. In fact, over 30 United Nations organizations carry out water and sanitation programmes because these issues run through all of the United Nations’ main focus areas." UN-Water's role is to ensure the UN "delivers as one" in response to water-related challenges, providing effective support to countries in
Precipitable water
meteorological measure of the amount of water in the atmosphere
rain chain
decorative chain guiding water falling from a roof
Forel-Ule scale
method to approximately determine the color of bodies of water using a standard colour scale
humidity sensor
instrument used to measure moisture content
Bladder Tank
flexible container used to store liquids
electrolysed water
chemical mixture in water solution
aqueduct bridge
bridge for transporting water
portable water purification system
self-contained, easily transported units used to purify water from untreated sources
Flownet
Type of graph
Bound water
thin layer of water surrounding mineral surfaces
TOMA
type of water cannon
UN World Water Development Report
global report on freshwater resources
Wasserwerfer 10000
Austrian water cannon
Hydraulis of Dion
1st-century BCE musical instrument unearthed in Greece
Waves and shallow water
effect of shallow water on a surface gravity wave
water sachet
water distributed in a plastic bag
Brine rejection
process by which salts are expelled from freezing water
Water resource policy
policy-making processes and legislation that affect water resources
Bottini di Siena
underground water channels in Siena
Deep water cycle
movement of water in the deep Earth
submechanophobia
Submechanophobia (; and and φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is a fear of submerged man-made objects, either partially or entirely underwater. These objects could be shipwrecks, statues, sea mines, animatronics as seen in theme parks, or old buildings, but also more mundane items such as buoys, chains, and miscellaneous debris.
BioSand Filter
water filtration technique
Doubly labeled water
Water made of uncommon hydrogen and oxygen isotopes
Measuring moisture content using time-domain reflectometry
measurement technique
UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme
organization
Isotope hydrology
field of geochemistry and hydrology
specific storage
the amount of water that a portion of an aquifer releases from storage, per unit mass or volume of aquifer, per unit change in hydraulic head