artesian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure
    • an artesian well
    • artesian pressure

WordNet

Ar*te"sian adjective
Etymology
F. artésien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France.

Webster 1913