National Water Research Institute of Malaysia

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WATERPEDIA

Technical water terms, definitions and acronyms.

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erosion

the process in which a material is worn away by a stream of liquid (water) or air, often due to the presence of abrasive particles in the stream.
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estuary

a place where fresh and salt water mix, such as a bay, salt marsh, or where a river enters an ocean.
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evaporation

the process of liquid water becoming water vapor, including vaporization from water surfaces, land surfaces, and snow fields, but not from leaf surfaces. See transpiration
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evaporation

Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.[1] The surrounding gas must not be saturated with the evaporating substance. When the molecules of the liquid collide, they...
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