单词 | hydroponics |
释义 | hydroponicsn. The process of growing plants without soil, in beds of sand, gravel, or similar supporting material flooded with nutrient solutions. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [noun] > hydroponics aquaculture1887 sand culture1916 drip culture1923 aquaponics1937 hydroponics1937 gravel culture1940 ring culture1953 1937 W. F. Gericke in Science 12 Feb. 178/1 ‘Hydroponics’, which was suggested by Dr. W. A. Setchell, of the University of California, appears to convey the desired meaning better than any of a number of words considered. 1940 Times 20 Apr. 1 (advt.) Hydroponics (crops without soil)..easy if you use Gromost hydroponic mixture. 1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 17 May 394/4 Hydroponics received a great impetus in the United States shortly after the trans-Pacific air line was established. 1955 Sci. News Let. 30 Apr. 282/3 Chemical gardening or hydroponics makes a favorite exhibit. 1970 New Scientist 5 Feb. 259/3 The potential of hydroponics..is only just beginning to be tapped. Derivatives hydroˈponic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [adjective] > hydroponic hydroponic1951 hydro1988 1951 A. C. Clarke Sands of Mars viii. 94 The local brew..was completely synthetic—the joint offspring of hydroponic farm and chemical laboratory. 1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 May 1/4 Hydroponic grass has produced encouraging results with dairy herds, increasing their milk yield. hydroˈponically adv. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [adverb] > hydroponics hydroponically1961 1961 Astronautica Acta VII. 134 Men have survived over extended periods on hydroponically produced plant food. 1967 Technol. Week 23 Jan. 48/1 Water and minerals from the Moon can be used to grow food hydroponically. 1973 Listener 13 Sept. 338/2 Growing vegetables like aubergines and sweet corn and green peppers hydroponically—that is, without soil. hydroˈponicist n. one who practises hydroponics. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun] > hydroponicist hydroponicist1938 1938 California Monthly Feb. 40/3 The important factors..must be understood by the hydroponicist, as they must be understood by the successful gardener. 1956 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 15 20 As hydroponicists have pointed out, soil is in no way a perfect medium. hydroˈponicum n. the building or garden in which hydroponics is practised. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > [noun] > other types of garden grounda1500 knot-garden1519 back-garden1535 summer garden1589 spring garden1612 spring gardena1625 water gardena1626 walled gardena1631 wildernessa1644 window garden1649 botanic garden1662 Hanging Gardens1705 winter garden1736 cottage garden1765 Vauxhall1770 English garden1771 wall garden1780 chinampa1787 moat garden1826 gardenesque1832 sunk garden1835 roof garden1844 weedery1847 wild garden1852 rootery1855 beer-garden1863 Japanese garden1863 bog-garden1883 Italian garden1883 community garden1884 sink garden1894 trough garden1935 sand garden1936 Zen garden1937 hydroponicum1938 tub garden1974 rain garden1994 1938 California Monthly Feb. 13/2 My first planting..was set in the hydroponicum on September 18, 1936. 1951 J. S. Douglas Hydroponics iii. 30 A farm or garden devoted to soilless cultivation is usually called a hydroponicum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1937 |
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