Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecoscape

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ecoscape
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The organisational shape or layout of an ecosystem.

Example Sentences

"In the introduction to this volume of essays the editor, Gary Backhaus, defines ecoscape as "the organizational shape of a habitat for life" which "makes thematic the spatial configuration (shape) of the interrelations and relations comprising some life-sustaining world."
"An ecoscape here is a multidimensional landscape of a social-economic-natural complex ecosystem, combining geographical patterns, hydrological process, biological vitality, anthropological dynamics and aesthetic contexts."

Etymology

From eco- + -scape.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eco
Suffix: scape

Inflected Forms

ecoscapes (plural)

Questions

What does ecoscape mean?: The organisational shape or layout of an ecosystem.
Where does ecoscape come from?: From eco- + -scape.

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