agronomy
agronomy · agronomies
агрономія
агрономия
Agronomie, Pflanzenbauwissenschaft, Ackerbaukunde, Landwirtschaft
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, fiber, etcThe science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, fiber, etc.
UK/əˈɡɹɒnəmi/US/əˈɡɹɑːnəmi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, fiber, etc.
Near-synonym: husbandry
Agronomie, Pflanzenbauwissenschaft, Ackerbaukunde
агроно́мияagronómija
агроно́міяahronómija
More definitions
- the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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science of utilizing plants, animals, and soils for food, fuel, feed and more:
Русский
By meaning 1
science of utilizing plants, animals, and soils for food, fuel, feed and more:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
science of utilizing plants, animals, and soils for food, fuel, feed and more:
Origin
From French agronomie, from agronome (“agriculturist”), from Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “From French agronomie, from agronome (“agriculturist”), from Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “field”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”). By surface analysis, agro- + -nomy.
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Forms
plural: agronomies| Singular | agronomy |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production:scientific agriculture
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedagronomial
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable