Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soil moisture deficit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: soil -mois-ture d-eficit
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

soil moisture deficits (plural)

Synonyms

SMD

Questions

What does soil moisture deficit mean?: 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.

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