| watercourse (A natural stream arising in a given drainage basin but not wholly dependent for its flow on surface drainage in its immediate area, flowing in a channel with a well-defined bed between visible banks or through a definite depression in the land, having a definite and permanent or periodic supply of water, and usually, but not necessarily, having a perceptible current in a particular direction and discharging at a fixed point into another body of water) |
cieki wodne |
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| waterfall |
wodospad |
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| waterfowl (Aquatic birds which constitute the order Anseriformes, including the swans, ducks, geese, and screamers) |
ptactwo wodne |
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| waterlogged land (Waterlogging is an effect of canal irrigation; it occurs when the water table rises to within 3 meters of a crop's roots, impeding their ability to absorb oxygen and ultimately compromising crop yields. Many factors contribute to waterlogging. These include inadequate drainage, improper balance in the use of groundwater and surface water, seepage and percolation from unlined channels, overwatering, planting crops not suited to specific soils, and inadequate preparation of land before irrigation) |
grunt nawodniony |
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| watershed |
wododział |
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| watershed |
powierzchniowy dział wodny |
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| watershed management (Use, regulation and treatment of water and land resources of a watershed to accomplish stated objectives) |
gospodarka na wododziałach |
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| waterside development (Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in waterfront areas) |
rozwój brzegów wodnych |
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| waterworks (Plant for treating and purifying water before it is pumped into pipes for distribution to houses, factories, schools, etc.) |
stacja filtrów |
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| wave energy (Power extracted from the motion of sea waves at the coast) |
energia fal |
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| weakly degradable substance (A substance that is not easily converted to another, usually less complex compound) |
substancja słaborozkładalna |
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| weather (The day-to-day meteorological conditions, especially temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place) |
pogoda |
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| weather condition (The complex of meteorological characteristics in a given region) |
stan pogody |
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| weather forecasting (The act or process of predicting and highlighting meteorological conditions that are expected for a specific time period and for a specific area or portion of air space, by using objective models based on certain atmospheric parameters, along with the skill and experience of a meteorologist) |
przewidywanie pogody |
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| weather modification (The changing of natural weather phenomena by technical means) |
modyfikacje pogody |
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| weather monitoring (The periodic or continuous surveillance or analysis of the state of the atmosphere and climate, including variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity and barometric pressure) |
monitoring meteorologiczny |
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| weather pattern |
typ pogody |
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| weed |
chwast |
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| weed control |
odchwaszczanie |
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| weight (The gravitational force with which the earth attracts a body. By extension, the gravitational force with which a star, planet, or satellite attracts a nearby body) |
ciężar |
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