Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agrotechnology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agrotech-nol-o-gy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The application of modern technology to agriculture; the result of that activity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He majored in agrotechnology."
"They use recently developed agrotechnologies."
"Mr. Koster, an economist who works for the university's agrotechnology and food sciences group, said he hoped that the findings would help policy makers, health experts and food executives who wanted to understand and influence eating habits."

Etymology

From agro- + technology.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: agro

Usage

Inflected Forms

agrotechnologies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

agribusiness agrobusiness agrichemical agrochemical agriscience agroscience agriscientific agroscientific

Synonyms

agrotech agtech agritech

Questions

What does agrotechnology mean?: The application of modern technology to agriculture; the result of that activity.
Where does agrotechnology come from?: From agro- + technology.

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