单词 | agrology |
释义 | agrology in British English (əˈɡrɒlədʒɪ) noun the scientific study of soils and their potential productivity Derived forms agrological (ˌæɡrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or agrologic (ˌæɡrəˈlɒdʒɪk) adjective agrology in American English (əˈgrɑlədʒi) noun the science of agricultural production Derived forms agrologist (aˈgrologist) noun agrology in American English (əˈɡrɑlədʒi) noun the branch of soil science dealing esp. with the production of crops Derived forms agrologic (ˌæɡrəˈlɑdʒɪk) agrological adjective Word origin [1915–20; agro- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: costar, markup, neorealism, supernationalism, takeoutagro- is a combining form meaning “field,” “soil,” “crop production,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix agro- include: agrobiology, agrobusiness, agromania, agrotechnician, agrotechnology; -logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, chronology, ethnology, methodology, typology |
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