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PRONUNCIATION OF CLAYPAN

claypan  [ˈkleɪˌpæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAYPAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Claypan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLAYPAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Claypan

In geology, a claypan is a dense, compact, slowly permeable layer in the subsoil having a much higher clay content than the overlying material, from which it is separated by a sharply defined boundary. Claypans are usually hard when dry, and plastic and sticky when wet. They limit or slow the downward movement of water through the soil.

Definition of claypan in the English dictionary

The definition of claypan in the dictionary is a layer of stiff impervious clay situated just below the surface of the ground, which holds water after heavy rain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLAYPAN


bedpan
ˈbɛdˌpæn
brainpan
ˈbreɪnˌpæn
Brakpan
ˈbrækˌpæn
catapan
ˈkætəˌpæn
cocopan
ˈkəʊkəʊˌpæn
deadpan
ˈdɛdˌpæn
dishpan
ˈdɪʃˌpæn
dustpan
ˈdʌstˌpæn
firepan
ˈfaɪəˌpæn
fry-pan
ˈfraɪˌpæn
hardpan
ˈhɑːdˌpæn
jampan
ˈdʒæmˌpæn
marzipan
ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn
Matapan
ˈmætəˌpæn
pattypan
ˈpætɪˌpæn
saltpan
ˈsɔːltˌpæn
skidpan
ˈskɪdˌpæn
swanpan
ˈswɒnˌpæn
taipan
ˈtaɪˌpæn
tragopan
ˈtræɡəˌpæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLAYPAN

claxon
clay
clay court
clay mineral
clay pigeon
clay pipe
clay pit
clay road
clay-pigeon
clay-pigeon shooting
clay-with-flints
claybank
clayey
clayish
claylike
claymation
claymore
claystone
claytonia
clayware

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLAYPAN

attention span
Balikpapan
cake pan
flash in the pan
frying pan
iron pan
japan
life span
lifespan
Montespan
pan
Saipan
sapan
saucepan
span
spic-and-span
tampan
time span
Uruapan
wingspan

Synonyms and antonyms of claypan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «claypan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLAYPAN

Find out the translation of claypan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of claypan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «claypan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粘土层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

claypan
570 millions of speakers

English

claypan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

claypan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

claypan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

claypan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

claypan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

claypan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

claypan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Claypan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

claypan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

claypan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

claypan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Claypan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

claypan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

claypan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिकणमाती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

claypan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

claypan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

claypan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

claypan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

claypan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

claypan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

claypan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

claypan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

claypan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of claypan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAYPAN»

The term «claypan» is normally little used and occupies the 137.885 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAYPAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «claypan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «claypan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about claypan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAYPAN»

Discover the use of claypan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to claypan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Effect of Tillage on the Hydrology of Claypan Soils in Kansas
The Parsons soil has a sharp increase in clay content from the upper teens in the A horizon to the mid fifties in the Bt horizon.
Meghan Elizabeth Buckley, 2008
2
Soil and water research on a claypan soil: a compilation of ...
Runoff and erosion; Grain-crop studies; Terracing; Soil moisture; Irrigation; Irrigation wter supply; Grass waterways; Subsoiling and deep fertilization; Reclamation of severely eroded land.
Vernon C. Jamison, D. D. Smith, John F. Thornton, 1968
3
Soil survey
The Neosho series includes claypan soils that have developed from old alluvium on high stream terraces lying above present-day overflows. The surface soils and subsoils are gray, and the subsoils are dense and heavy. Both surface soils ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1938
4
Proximal Soil Sensing
19.3 Scatter plot showing the correlation between ECa in claypan soil profiles measured in situ by penetrometer (ECa–P) and ex situ by a Wenner mini-probe ( ECa–M). The Pearson correlation coefficient between these sensor measurements ...
Raphael A. Viscarra Rossel, A. B. McBratney, Budiman Minasny, 2010
5
Soil survey
The Rhoades series includes the grayish-brown to lyish-brown claypan soils developed on the upland from on material. The Moline soils are brownish-gray to grayish- laypan soils developed on the gentle valley slopes of local . The Wade ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1944
6
Grouping sites by soil management areas and topography
Growth of trees sampled on these clay- pan soils, known as Fillmore, had distinctly different curves than the trees on other loess soils. Although early height growth on these claypan soils was as rapid as on other loess- derived soils, the rate of ...
Warren P. Clary, Peter F. Ffolliott, Almer D. Zander, 1966
7
Soil survey of ...
Capability unit Irrigated Dryland Vegetative soil group Avocado root rot hazard Range site Symbol Symbol Letter Name Rating VIIs-l(19) VIIs-l(15) J Shallow Loamy- Rock outcron complex Severe I"e-3(1S) D Claypan Severe IIIs-3(19) D ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1981
8
The Little Wonder
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Nat Gould, 2010
9
Diamonds and Dust: A Sheryl McCorry Memoir 1
We were heading inthe directionofa claypan flat when we heardalow droning sound in the distance. Someone yelled 'Galka!'and in no timewe were huddled behind the nearest anthill. Isaidto Bettyand Juniethatwe should stopthe game, aswe ...
Sheryl McCorry, Shirley McCorry, 2008
10
Effectiveness of Naturally Occurring Riparian Forest Buffers ...
(2004) discuss how claypan soils in central and northeast Missouri have a claypan existing between 10 and 80 cm below the surface and Ghidey and Alberts (1998) explain how runoff and soil losses from the Midwest claypan region are ...
Kris William Knight, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAYPAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term claypan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Soggy-bottom blues killing the green
Thick claypan soils in northeastern Missouri face the worst drainage problems. The high clay content restricts or prevents the water from moving ... «Houston Herald, Jul 15»
2
Extension offers help to reduce atrazine runoff
Bob Broz, a University of Missouri Extension water quality specialist, said this spring's rains in claypan regions put lakes and rivers at risk of ... «Marshfield Mail, Jun 15»
3
Sequestering carbon
... Year 11 students from Sydney on reducing carbon emissions and reclaiming claypan country with the waterponding rehabilitation method. «Nyngan Observer, Jun 15»
4
Soggy-bottom blues killing the green in Missouri
Thick claypan soils in northeastern Missouri face the worst drainage problems. The high clay content restricts or prevents the water from moving ... «Midwest Producer, Jun 15»
5
Wildflower walks continue this weekend
... under wide-open skies with knowledgeable docents while exploring the bunchgrass prairie and walking alongside the claypan vernal pools. «Davis Enterprise, Mar 15»
6
Wildflowers, water creatures walks return to Jepson Prairie
... stroll under open skies with knowledgeable docents while exploring the bunchgrass prairie and walking alongside the claypan vernal pools. «Fairfield Daily Republic, Mar 15»
7
Making fire in indigenous arts
The image of Ngamaru Bidu's Wantili Claypan at the top of this piece comes from one of the too few exhibitions dedicated to fire as a motif and ... «Daily Review, Jan 15»
8
Ewing Field remains important part of Franklin County ag
“They tend to be lighter, claypan soils, so drainage is an issue, which means we're wetter in the spring and dry in the summer. I'm a firm ... «Agri News, Dec 14»
9
Apollo Minerals makes iron-titanium-phosphate discovery at Titan
Assays also confirm that drilling into the Claypan target contains significant levels of Fe-Ti-P mineralisation averaging 20% iron oxide minerals, ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Nov 14»
10
A woodland dream come true
... surprisingly dug halfway up a hill, its site determined by a farmer who knew that there was an impermeable claypan just there, and that field ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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