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aquaponics

aq·ua·pon·ics
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-wuh-pon-iks ah-kwuh‐]
    • /ˌæk wəˈpɒn ɪks ˌɑ kwə‐/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-wuh-pon-iks ah-kwuh‐]
    • /ˌæk wəˈpɒn ɪks ˌɑ kwə‐/

Definitions of aquaponics word

  • noun aquaponics a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals. 1
  • noun aquaponics A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water being used as nutrition for the plants. 1
  • noun aquaponics (agriculture) A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water being used as nutrition for the plants. 0

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Origin of aquaponics

First appearance:

before 1980
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; aqua- + (geo)ponics

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Parts of speech for Aquaponics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aquaponics popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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