echard
/ˈɛkˌɑː(ɹ)d/
echard noun: the portion of water in a sample of soil that is not available to vegetation.
Noun
echard (plural echards)
- The portion of water in a sample of soil that is not available to vegetation.
- The echard of a given habitat is experimentally ascertained by isolating a block of soil by impermeable plates, allowing it to dry slowly and determining its water-content at the time when the plants growing on it are wilting irrecoverably1905, Arthur Tansley, The New Phytologist, page 238
- Grasses sprout on the sands long before the early rains have restored the echard of adjoining clays and given a surplus as chresard which can initiate grass growth.1951, John Smith, Distribution of Tree Species in the Sudan in Relation to Rainfall and Soil Texture
Proper noun capitalized: Echard
IPA/ˈɛt͡ʃɑː(ɹ)d/
Echard (plural Echards)
- A surname.
echard meaning in Tamil
echard in Tamil
- தேங்கு நீர்
Antonyms of echard
Forms of echard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | echards |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Echards |
Origin of echard
From Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).
Questions about echard
- What does echard mean?
- Echard means the portion of water in a sample of soil that is not available to vegetation.
- What is echard in Tamil?
- Echard in Tamil is தேங்கு நீர். See Echard meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is echard?
- Echard can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce echard?
- Echard is pronounced /ˈɛkˌɑː(ɹ)d/.
- What is the plural of echard?
- The plural of echard is echards.
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