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soil moisture deficits

soil moisture deficits is the plural of soil moisture deficit.

Meaning of soil moisture deficit

Noun

soil moisture deficit (countable and uncountable, plural soil moisture deficits)

  1. The amount of water needed to bring the soil back to full capacity. The deficit occurs in periods of prolonged drought in areas that usually have normal rainfall.
    • Network Rail said this has been due to the driest ever spring and summer, which caused clay embankments to shrink unevenly in a process called soil moisture deficit.2025 November 12, “West of England services respite”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 17
    Synonyms:
    SMD

Questions about soil moisture deficits

What is soil moisture deficits the plural of?
Soil moisture deficits is the plural of soil moisture deficit.

Words near soil moisture deficits in the dictionary

  1. soil management
  2. soil mechanics
  3. soil microbiology
  4. soil mineralogy
  5. soil moisture deficit
  6. soil moisture deficits
  7. soil nail
  8. soil nails
  9. soil one's pants
  10. soil oneself
  11. soil physics

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