单词 | deforest |
释义 | deforest[ dee-fawr-ist, -for- ] / diˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr- / verb (used with object)to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years. Origin of deforestFirst recorded in 1530–40; de- + forest OTHER WORDS FROM deforestde·for·est·a·tion, nounde·for·est·er, nounDefinition for deforest (2 of 2)De Forest [ di -fawr-ist, for- ] / dɪ ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- / nounLee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for deforest (1 of 2)deforest / (diːˈfɒrɪst) / verb(tr) to clear of treesAlso: disforest Derived forms of deforestdeforestation, noundeforester, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for deforest (2 of 2)De Forest / (də ˈfɒrɪst) / nounLee. 1873–1961, US inventor of telegraphic, telephonic, and radio equipment: patented the first triode valve (1907) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for deforestDeForest [ dĭ-fôr′ĭst ] American electrical engineer and inventor who is known as "the father of radio." He patented more than 300 inventions, including the triode electron tube, which made it possible to amplify and detect radio waves. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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