(n) a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship, Syn. water line, water level

water table

(n) underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water, Syn. water level, groundwater level, Example:spring rains had raised the water table

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Water level

1. The level formed by the surface of still water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of leveling instrument. See under Level, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

水位

[水位, shuǐ wèi] water level #7972

水表

[水表, shuǐ biǎo] water meter; indicator of water level #28172

枯水期

[枯水期, kū shuǐ qī] period of low water level (winter in north China) #49277

枯水

[枯水, kū shuǐ] scarce water; low water level #53441

涨水

[涨水 / 漲水, zhǎng shuǐ] rise of water level #63557

丰水

[丰水 / 豐水, fēng shuǐ] abundant water; high water level #234843

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

水準

[すいじゅん, suijun] (n) (1) level; standard; (2) water level; (P) #5653

差す

[さす, sasu] (v5s, vi) (1) (See 射す) to shine; (2) to be visible; (3) to be tinged with; (4) to rise (of water levels); to flow in; (5) (See 気が差す, 魔が差す) to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one; (v5s, vt) (6) to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise; (7) (See 指す・5) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance); (8) (See 挿す・1) to insert; to put in; (9) (See 挿す・4) to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm; (10) to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm (in sumo); (11) (See 刺す・4) to pole (a boat); (12) (See 注す・1) to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); (13) to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye; (14) to light (a fire); to burn; (15) (See 鎖す・さす・1) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; (suf, v5s) (16) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 止す・さす) to stop in the midst of; to leave undone; (P)

水位

[すいい, suii] (n) water level; (P)

水秤

[みずばかり, mizubakari] (n) a water level

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Absenkung { f } (des Grundwasserspiegels)

lowering (of the groundwater level)

Grundwasserspiegel { m }; Grundwasserstand { m } | sinkender Grundwasserspiegel

groundwater level | sinking groundwater level

Mittelwasserstand { m }

mean-water level

Pegelstand { m }