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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFOLIATION

defoliation  [diːˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFOLIATION

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defoliation 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 DEFOLIATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

defoliation

Defoliant

A defoliant is any chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause its leaves to fall off. A classic example of a highly toxic defoliant is Agent Orange, which the British military used abundantly to defoliate regions of Malaya during the Malayan Emergency, and the U.S. military to defoliate regions of Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1970. Defoliants differ from herbicides in that the former seeks mainly to strip leaves from plants, and the latter is used to destroy or inhibit the growth of plants. Defoliants are used in cotton production to aid harvesting.

Definition of defoliation in the English dictionary

The definition of defoliation in the dictionary is the process of shedding or of removing leaves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFOLIATION


coagulation
kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
congratulation
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
delineation
dɪˌlɪnɪˈeɪʃ ən
detoxification
diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
disaffiliation
ˌdɪsəˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
eradiation
ɪˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃ ən
eradication
ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exfoliation
ɛksˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
expropriation
ɛkˌsprəʊprɪˈeɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFOLIATION

defo
defoam
defoamer
defocus
Defoe
defog
defogger
defoliant
defoliate
defoliator
deforce
deforcement
deforcer
deforciant
deforciation
deforest
deforestation
deforester
deform
deformability

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFOLIATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of defoliation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defoliation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFOLIATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

落叶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defoliación
570 millions of speakers

English

defoliation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पतझड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تساقط الأوراق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дефолиации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desfolhamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পত্রবিচু্যতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défoliation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defoliasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entlaubung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

落葉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낙엽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defoliasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự hái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defoliation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोगीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaprak dökümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defogliazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defoliacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дефолиации
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desfrunzire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποφύλλωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontblaring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avlövning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defoliation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defoliation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFOLIATION»

The term «defoliation» is regularly used and occupies the 59.655 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFOLIATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defoliation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defoliation» 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 defoliation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFOLIATION»

Discover the use of defoliation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defoliation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evaluating the Susceptibility of Sugar Maple Stands to ...
Chi- Candidates R2 AIC Square DIEBACK 2006 defoliation; microrelief; outbreak mean temp; outbreak mean Z-index; defoliation events 0.71 108 p=0.26 2006 defoliation; microrelief; outbreak mean temp; outbreak mean Z-index; DSI 0.71 ...
Dustin M. Wood, 2008
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Defoliation potential of gypsy moth
A model that uses forest stand characteristics to estimate the likelihood of gypsy moth (Lymantria disparL.) defoliation has been developed. lt was applied to recent forest inventory plot data to produce susceptibility ratings and maps showing ...
David A. Gansner, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station (Radnor, Pa.), 1993
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Effects of spring defoliation on first-year growth of young ...
Mean early diameter growth of trees receiving 66 percent or more defoliation was significantly less than that of the undefoliated trees at all four locations. This trend continued with late diameter growth in the 95- and 100-percent defoliated ...
David R. Weise, Ragnar W. Johansen, Dale D. Wade, 1987
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Status and trends in Gypsy Moth defoliation hazard in Tennessee
Research. Note. Status. and. Trends. in. Gypsy. Moth. Defoliation. Hazard. in. Tennessee. Dennis. M. May. and. Bruce. W. Kauffman. Southern Forest Experiment Station/T-10210 U.S. Postal Services Bldg., 701 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, ...
Dennis M. May, Bruce Wentland Kauffman, Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.), 1990
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Encyclopedia of Environmetrics
From ancient times mankind has attempted either to harness or prevent defoliation of trees and plants. The positive and negative impact of defoliation by invertebrates (chiefly insects), vertebrates, plant diseases or abiotic factors such as air ...
Abdel H. El-Shaarawi, Walter W. Piegorsch, 2001
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
253 Restricting the DCs to one, (i.e., assuming that the level of defoliation is uniform over the affected area) allows the economic injury level to be expressed as a function of the proportion of the field which is defoliated (or infested by ...
7
Effect of pine butterfly defoliation on ponderosa pine in ...
Graphs were then plotted for all trees within each defoliation class (figs. 1-4). The mean annual radial increment for the predefoliation period of the base discs and damage discs was almost equal (table 2). The "t" test revealed no significant ...
Walter E. Cole, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Ogden, Utah), 1966
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
They were subsequently shelled and tested for moisture content to give grain yields at 14% moisture content. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The leaf area, fresh weight, and dry matter (DM) percentage of individual leaves at the first defoliation ...
9
Panoramic aerial photography for mapping gypsy moth defoliation
A photo scale of 1:24,000 is undoubtedly quite satisfactory for accurate mapping of vegetation damage of the extent and intensity typical of a hardwood defoliation such as the gypsy moth. Acquisition of photography at this scale costs ...
United States. Forest Pest Management. Methods Application Group, 1982
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Differential defoliation of neighboring Douglas-fir trees by ...
Figure 5— Differential defoliation of 75-100 year old seed- bearing Douglas-fir in the Cedar Creek drainage on the Lolo National Forest. Photo taken in early September 1978. Figure 6.— Close-up of defoliated branches from mid-crown of 75 ...
Geral I. McDonald, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Ogden, Utah), 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFOLIATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defoliation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gypsy Moth Outbreak in Connecticut Not an Indicator of Long-Term …
While trees will face defoliation with increased gypsy moth presence this year, Smith said that one bad season will not have dramatic impacts ... «WNPR News, Jul 15»
2
Garden Q&A: Yellow is not a good color for azalea leaves
One of the symptoms is yellowing between leaf veins, along with smaller size new leaf growth, possibly some purple coloration and defoliation. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
3
Hail takes toll on beet fields
Fullmer estimates some fields suffered 80 percent defoliation. “It hit some really good beets and then it went over the river and hit some more,” ... «Sidney Herald Leader, Jul 15»
4
What's up with the trees?
Even severe defoliation isn't necessarily a problem for an otherwise healthy tree. When leaves are symptomatic, note any patterns. Top down? «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 15»
5
Brown patches on Blue Ridge Parkway? Blame the weevil
“In addition, foresters are reporting damage from yellow-poplar leaf-mining weevil, which is causing widespread browning and defoliation on ... «Black Mountain News, Jul 15»
6
Water needed by plants increases with temperature
I have been telling people to appreciate nature and live with it. Unless it's really causing problems like defoliation I would leave it alone. I guess ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
7
Researchers invent their own version of the great white combine »
Hailstorms cause crop tissue damage, stem breaks, bruising, scraping, and leaf defoliation. When hail crushes a mature crop, it often wipes it ... «Alberta Express, Jul 15»
8
Western grapeleaf skeletonizer pest found in Napa County vineyard …
... larval life stages are voracious feeders that cause extensive damage to grape leaves, including partial or complete defoliation of grapevines.”. «Western Farm Press, Jul 15»
9
SWD, cereal leaf beetles join year's pest list
Winter wheat in Sheboygan, Winnebago, Columbia, Rock and Dane counties was suffering light to moderate defoliation due to infestations of ... «Wisfarmer, Jul 15»
10
Maple trees in southeast Chatham backyard threatened by invasive …
Quick defoliation can kill a tree. Though according to the Ontario's Invading Species Awareness Program, Black's backyard should be safe ... «Chatham Daily News, Jul 15»

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