artesian

See also: Artesian

English

Etymology

From French puits artésien (“artesian well”), from the former province of Artois, where the technique of artesian wells was elaborated by monks in the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈtiʒən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈtiːʒən/
• Hyphenation: ar‧te‧sian

Adjective

artesian (not comparable)

1. (of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
2. Misspelling of artisan.

Derived terms

• artesian aquifer
• artesian bore
• artesian spring
• artesian water
• artesian well
• nonartesian

Translations

rising to the surface

• Albanian: artezian (sq)
• Catalan: artesià
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自流 (zh) (zìliú)

• Finnish: arteesinen
• French: artésien (fr)
• Georgian: არტეზიული (arṭeziuli)
• German: artesisch (de)
• Greek: αρτεσιανός (el) (artesianós)
• Indonesian: artesis (id)
• Irish: airtéiseach
• Malay: artesian, artois
• Polish: artezyjski (pl) (only in certain phrases)
• Portuguese: artesiano (pt) m
• Spanish: artesiano

Noun

artesian

1. Misspelling of artisan.
   • 1997, Technical Report of the Sensitization Workshop on Culture, Gender & Development for Eastern & Southern African English Speaking Countries:

     Thus, it was offering training to these artesians, governmental and non-governmental organizations in wood, carpet, weaving, pottery, metal, bamboo works for three and six months.

   • 2022 April 25, El-Mehairy, Medical Doctors: A Study of Role Concept and Job Satisfaction. The Egyptian Case, BRILL, →ISBN, page 82:

     Whereas, the opposite view was associated with the petit bourgeoisie which represented the small-scale productive sector of poor peasants, small land-owners and tenants, artesians and owners of small workshops […]

Anagrams

• Erastian, antisera, arsinate, ratanies, resinata, santeria, santería