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earliness
ear·ly E0004700 (ûr′lē)adj. ear·li·er, ear·li·est 1. Of or occurring near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: in the early morning; scored two runs in the early innings.2. a. Of or belonging to a previous or remote period of time: the early inhabitants of the British Isles.b. Of or belonging to an initial stage of development: an early form of life; an early computer.3. Occurring, developing, or appearing before the expected or usual time: an early spring; an early retirement.4. Maturing or developing relatively soon: an early variety of tomato.5. Occurring in the near future: hoped for an early end to the negotiations.adv. ear·lier, ear·liest 1. a. Near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: departed early in the day; scored important victories early in the campaign.b. At or near the beginning of the morning: She never used to get up so early.2. At or during a remote or initial period: decided very early to go into medicine.3. Before the expected or usual time: arrived at the meeting a few minutes early.4. Soon in relation to others of its kind: a rose that was cultivated to bloom early.Idiom: early on At an early stage or point: Early on in the movie, the main character loses his job.
[Middle English erli, from Old English ǣrlīce : ǣr, before; see ayer- in Indo-European roots + -līce, adv. suff.; see -ly2.]
ear′li·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | earliness - quality of coming early or earlier in timetiming - the time when something happensforwardness - an advanced stage; "the forwardness of the harvest this year"; "the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter"antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority - preceding in timelateness - quality of coming late or later in time |
Translationsearly (ˈəːli) adverb1. near the beginning (of a period of time etc). early in my life; early in the afternoon. 初期地 早，在初期 2. sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time. He arrived early; She came an hour early. 提早 早 adjective1. belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc. early morning; in the early part of the century. 初期的 早的2. belonging to the first stages of development. early musical instruments. 最初的 早期的3. happening etc sooner than usual or than expected. the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet. 提早 早4. prompt. I hope for an early reply to my letter. 立即的，迅速的 及时的ˈearliness noun 提早，早熟 早，早熟 early bird someone who gets up early or who acts before others do. 早起者 早起的人IdiomsSeeearlyEarliness
Earliness the ability of plants and animals to grow and develop rapidly. In plants earliness is determined by how rapid a state of biological and economic ripeness is attained. Earliness in animals is the reaching of physical, sexual, and economic maturity at an early age. Earliness is a hereditary character of certain plant species (lettuce, spinach, radish) and varieties (Kirghiz 16 and Early 12 winter wheat, Saratov 210 and Albidum 43 spring wheat, Bukovina 3TV corn, Number One Gribovskii 147 cabbage, Murom 36 cucumber) and of certain animal breeds (Jersey, Aberdeen-Angus, and Hereford cattle, Breitova and Livny swine, meat-and-fleece sheep breeds). Earliness depends on conditions of plant cultivation and on the feeding and maintenance of animals. It is developed by directed selection and culling. In plants earliness is characterized by accelerated passage through the vegetative stages. In animals it involves a shortened gestation period, early replacement of milk teeth, rapid onset of sexual maturity, and large weight gains over short periods of time. Meat is obtained the soonest by fattening young animals of early maturing breeds. Earliness has economic significance. The cultivation of early ripening plant species and varieties results in a more productive use of land, since the same field may yield two harvests per season. When early maturing animals are raised, the turnover of the flock or herd is accelerated and a better return of products on feed is obtained. REFERENCESBorisenko, E. Ia. Razvedenie sel’skokhoziaistvennykh zhivotnykh, 4th ed. Moscow, 1967.
Gupalo, P. I. Vozrastnye izmeneniia rastenii i ikh znachenie v rastenievodstve. Moscow, 1969.
Novikov, E. A. Zakonomernosti razvitiia sel’skokhoziaistvennykh zhivotnykh. Moscow, 1971.earliness
Related to earliness: kind of, in favor of, wreak havoc, overstay my welcomeAntonyms for earlinessnoun quality of coming early or earlier in timeRelated Words- timing
- forwardness
- antecedence
- antecedency
- anteriority
- precedence
- precedency
- priority
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