hydroponics
hy·dro·pon·ics
гидропоника
Hydrokultur
The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soilThe cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
UK/ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/US/ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/
» He's an expert in hydroponics.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
Hydrokultur
гидропо́никаgidropónika
More definitions
- a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
Examples
1 sentencesHe's an expert in hydroponics.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution:
Origin
From hydro- (“water”) + -ponics, which is from geoponics.From hydro- (“water”) + -ponics, which is from geoponics.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients:aquiculturetank farming
Word family
5 related wordsRelatedhydroponic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable