subirrigatev.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈɪrᵻɡeɪt/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈɪrəɡeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, irrigate v.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + irrigate v. Compare slightly earlier subirrigation n. and earlier subirrigated adj.

intransitive and transitive. To irrigate from below the surface of the soil or other growing medium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > irrigation > irrigate [verb (transitive)] > subirrigate

subirrigate1903

1841 T. Dudgeon Nine Years Resid. N.Y. & Pa. 29 In the case of a field being naturally too dry, that is, without under-water; the side drains might be supplied from some other source..by that means to sub-irrigate when necessary.

1903 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 17 Jan. 22616/3 Where the subsoil transmits water freely, irrigation ditches may subirrigate large tracts of country without rendering them marshy.

1933 National Geographic Mag. Feb. 189 (caption) The soil is..subirrigated by springs in the surrounding hills.

1976 D. Goldberg et al. Drip Irrigation i. 10 Drainage systems were utilized to function as a double action system, draining surplus water yet sub-irrigating through the same medium in a reverse operation.

2009 W. G. Hopkins & N. P. A. Hüner Introd. Plant Physiol. (ed. 4) iv. 64/1 Alternatively, the nutrient culture can be subirrigated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subirrigate
释义	subirrigatev. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈɪrᵻɡeɪt/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈɪrəɡeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, irrigate v. Etymology: < sub- prefix + irrigate v. Compare slightly earlier subirrigation n. and earlier subirrigated adj. intransitive and transitive. To irrigate from below the surface of the soil or other growing medium. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > irrigation > irrigate [verb (transitive)] > subirrigate subirrigate1903 1841 T. Dudgeon Nine Years Resid. N.Y. & Pa. 29 In the case of a field being naturally too dry, that is, without under-water; the side drains might be supplied from some other source..by that means to sub-irrigate when necessary. 1903 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 17 Jan. 22616/3 Where the subsoil transmits water freely, irrigation ditches may subirrigate large tracts of country without rendering them marshy. 1933 National Geographic Mag. Feb. 189 (caption) The soil is..subirrigated by springs in the surrounding hills. 1976 D. Goldberg et al. Drip Irrigation i. 10 Drainage systems were utilized to function as a double action system, draining surplus water yet sub-irrigating through the same medium in a reverse operation. 2009 W. G. Hopkins & N. P. A. Hüner Introd. Plant Physiol. (ed. 4) iv. 64/1 Alternatively, the nutrient culture can be subirrigated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1841
随便看	heliostats heliotactic heliotaxes heliotaxis heliotherapies heliotherapy heliothid heliotrope heliotroper heliotropes heliotropian heliotropic heliotropical heliotropically heliotropin heliotropism heliotropisms heliotropy heliotype heliotyped heliotypes heliotypic heliotypy heliozincography heliozoan