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单词 evapotranspiration
释义

evapotranspiration

noun

evapo·​trans·​pi·​ra·​tion i-ˈva-pō-ˌtran(t)-spə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce evapotranspiration (audio)
: loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the plants growing thereon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Similar to how a person breathes, plants exhale water into the atmosphere through a process called evapotranspiration (otherwise known as corn sweat). Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022 When there is no moisture in the soil or in plants, there is no evaporation or evapotranspiration, both of which are cooling processes that add moisture into the air and stabilize the air temperature. Judson Jones, CNN, 8 June 2022 Land is greening up earlier and causing an earlier loss of water from the land surface through evapotranspiration – the loss of water from plants and soil. Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 19 May 2022 Scientists have linked the use of fertilizers to an increase in evapotranspiration, the process by which water moves from the ground to the air. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022 This evapotranspiration also cools the forest—it’s sweating, basically—so without it the Amazon not only dries out, but heats up. Matt Simon, Wired, 7 Mar. 2022 From space, the instrument can measure a range of aspects on a landscape, such as the temperature of different plants and the amount of evapotranspiration taking place in a forest. Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2021 Trees and vegetation lower surface and air temperatures by providing shade and through evapotranspiration. Nives Dolsak And Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 24 June 2021 Their roots also suck water from the ground and eventually release it to the air in a process called evapotranspiration. Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

evaporation + transpiration

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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