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That spring, periodic is a spring that shows variation in flow that is either regular or irregular. it may be due to siphonic action [20]. synonyms: (french.) source periodique; (german.) periodische quelle, intermittierende quelle; (greek.) periodhiki piyi; (italian.) sorgente periodica; (spanish.) fuente periodica; (turkish.) periyodik kaynak; (yugoslavian.) periodicini izvor (izvir). see ebb-and-flow spring. related to intermittent spring.?
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Based on "A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special to Environmental Karst Hydrology" EPA/600/R-02/003, 2002, EPA: Washington, DC., Speleogenesis Glossary includes 2699 cave & karst terms