afforestation
afforestation noun: the act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
Noun
afforestation (countable and uncountable, plural afforestations)
- The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
- Much might be said of the condition of the timber in the reserves, as typified in this locality, of possible means for its conservation and regulated use, and of the problems of afforestation, and of sylviculture generally, which are involved in the proper management of the reserves.1899, John H. Barber, “Camping in a government reservation”, in Overland Monthly, volume 33, page 454
- While, however, the military critic from Britain might concur in this, he might tell us that the afforestation of such a wilderness as is Natal, for instance, is too large an undertaking for practical consideration.1901 May 10, G. H. Davies, “Forest in War”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 5, page 142
afforestation meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malay and Indonesian
afforestation in Tamil
- காடாக மாற்றுதல் காடு பெருக்கல், காடு வளர்ப்பு, காடுவளர்ப்பு, வனவளர்ப்பு, காடாக்குதல்
afforestation in Bengali
- বনায়ন, বন সৃষ্টি, স্থাপন করার প্রক্রিয়া
afforestation in Malay
- creating a forest
- penghutanan
afforestation in Indonesian
- creating a forest
- aforestasi
Antonyms of afforestation
Forms of afforestation
| plural | afforestations |
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Origin of afforestation
From Medieval Latin afforestātiō, from afforestāt-, past participial stem of afforestō (“to convert into a forest”) (from Latin ad- + Late Latin forestis (“forest”) + -ō (suffix forming verbs)), + Latin -iō (suffix forming action nouns). By surface analysis, afforest + -ation.
Words formed from afforestation
Questions about afforestation
- What does afforestation mean?
- Afforestation means the act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
- What is afforestation in Tamil?
- Afforestation in Tamil is காடாக மாற்றுதல் காடு பெருக்கல், காடு வளர்ப்பு, காடுவளர்ப்பு. See Afforestation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is afforestation?
- Afforestation is a noun.
- What is the plural of afforestation?
- The plural of afforestation is afforestations.
Words near afforestation in the dictionary
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