hydroponics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hī'drə-pŏnʹĭks (General-American)
- /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/ (General-American)
- /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From hydro- (“water”) + -ponics, which is from geoponics.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
Despite relying on water alone to grow plants, hydroponics systems require 90 percent less water than crops grown in soil, due to water recycling and the self-contained nature of the system. Because of the closed nature of the system, it is […]
2013, Nathaniel Cross, The Guide To Hydroponic Gardening For The Novice: How To Grow Great Vegetables Without Soil, Speedy Publishing LLC, →ISBN:
Coordinates
aquaponics · geoponics · aeroponics · organoponics
Deriveds
hydroponicist · hydroponicum · hydroponic · hydrozone · aquaponics · hydroponically
Hyponyms
Translations (22)
fi vesiviljely (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · ja 水耕栽培 (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · is vökvaræktun (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · ru гидропо́ника (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · cmn 水培 (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · sv hydrokultur (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · ka ჰიდროპონიკა (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · ml ഹൈഡ്രോപോണിക്സ് (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · vi thủy canh (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · pt hidroponia (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · is vatnsrækt (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · de Hydrokultur (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · cmn 水耕栽培 (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · fr hydroponie (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · cmn 無土栽培 /无土栽培 (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · it idroponica (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · tl danumlinangan (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · ja 水栽培 (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · pt hidropónica (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · el υδροπονία (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · cs hydroponie (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution) · pt hidropônica (cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution)