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Meaning of "patchiness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PATCHINESS

ˈpætʃɪnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATCHINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Patchiness 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 PATCHINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of patchiness in the English dictionary

The definition of patchiness in the dictionary is unevenness; variability.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PATCHINESS

anus · ashiness · blotchiness · botchiness · brashiness · bunchiness · catchiness · cleanliness · cushiness · fishiness · flashiness · fleshiness · indigenous · kvetchiness · minus · peachiness · raunchiness · slouchiness · washiness · wishy-washiness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATCHINESS

patch · patch board · patch panel · patch pocket · patch quilt · patch test · patchable · patched · patched-together · patcher · patchery · patchier · patchiest · patchily · patchouli · patchouly · patchwork · patchwork quilt · patchy · patd

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATCHINESS

agribusiness · big business · bulkiness · business · cleanliness is next to godliness · comeliness · dizziness · do the business · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · friendliness · happiness · holiness · laziness · loneliness · loveliness · readiness · show business · timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of patchiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «patchiness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PATCHINESS

Find out the translation of patchiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of patchiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «patchiness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

斑块
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

agregación
570 millions of speakers
en

English

patchiness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

patchiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البقع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

мозаичность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

patchiness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

patchiest
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

microrépartition
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Patchiest
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Flecken
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

パッチ状
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

patchiness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loang lổ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

patchiest
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पॅचिएस्ट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

patchiest
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

patchiness
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

patchiness
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

мозаїчність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

caracter eterogen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

patchiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

patchiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Flammighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

patchiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of patchiness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATCHINESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of patchiness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about patchiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATCHINESS»

Discover the use of patchiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to patchiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mountain Timberlines: Ecology, Patchiness, and Dynamics
This book is published as part of the broad area of research on the changing global climate and its impact on the environment.
Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier, 2009
2
Handbook of Scaling Methods in Aquatic Ecology: Measurement, ...
The planktonic patchiness in the ocean depends highly on mixing and stirring, as well as the size, intensity, and persistence of patches. Hence, a description of the relative patchiness of physical and biological processes, together with the ...
Laurent Seuront, Peter G. Strutton, 2003
3
Arid Lands Management: Toward Ecological Sustainability
PATCHINESS. IN. THE. NEGEV. The subdiscipline of ecology that emphasizes the role of spatial heterogeneity in the functioning of ecological systems is landscape ecology. Landscape ecology focuses on the development and dynamics of ...
T. W. Hoekstra, Moshe Shachak, 1999
4
The Overstory Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees
Patchiness: Living. in. the. Real. World. Peter. Huxley. Monocultures are much less patchy than polycultures. Coffee monoculture (left). Agroforestry systems are characteristically diverse, containing a mosaic plants and animals within a broad  ...
‎2004
5
Measurement Techniques in Space Plasmas: Particles
Collector Surfaces Work function patchiness can be a significant source of error in the Te measurements, especially in regions of very low temperature where the electrical patchiness of a normal (polycrystalline) collector approaches or ...
Robert F. Pfaff, Joseph E. Borovsky, David T. Young, 1998
6
Marine Ecological Processes
Chapter. 1. 1. Spatial. Structure: Patchiness. 11.1. Scales. of. Patchiness. In general, organisms are not distributed uniformly over space; consider for example, the distribution of primary production over the world's oceans (Fig. 2-30 ). Moreover ...
I. Valiela, 1995
7
Effects of Resource Distribution on Animal Plant Interactions
In Section III, population-level responses to habitat patchiness will be considered. Population ecologists have been developing and testing hypotheses to explain the dynamics of small-mammal herbivore populations through time (e.g., Elton, ...
Mark D. Hunter, Takayuki Ohgushi, Peter W. Price, 1992
8
Species Coexistence: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives
consideration of what 'patchiness' implies, Section 10.1 examines the mechanisms of coexistence in patchy environments with reference to different models, including a detailed discussion of the aggregation model. Section 10.2 considers the ...
M. Tokeshi, 2009
9
Handbook of Photosynthesis, Second Edition
OCCURRENCE OF STOMATAL PATCHINESS Stomatal patchiness is the nonuniform distribution of gs and distinctive behavior of small groups of stom- ata on the leaf blade. It can be visualized as a nonrandom variability of stomatal apertures ...
Mohammad Pessarakli, 1996
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Terrestrial Photosynthesis in a Changing Environment: A ...
Table 9.1. Modelled A N and C, based on varying degrees of stomatal patchiness , where patchiness suggests that variability in the degree of stomatal opening exists. Average g,: 0.15 mol CO, In'2 s'l (C,I400 umol C0, mol'1 air) Distribution of  ...
Jaume Flexas, Francesco Loreto, Hipólito Medrano, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATCHINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term patchiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Managing grasslands for greater prairie chicken habitat
For example, cattle grazing at light to moderate stocking rates can be used to create and maintain leks, increase patchiness of vegetation cover, ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
2
Misgovernment in Malawi: A case of majoritarian mediocrity and …
No wonder we are now faced with political patchiness, leadership dysfunction and comical governance. There is no denying that the electoral ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
3
20 Vaseline Beauty Hacks Worth Knowing
... your wrists, ankles, elbows and knees before applying self-tanner to keep the formula from clinging to any dry areas and avoid patchiness. 4. «StyleCaster, Jul 15»
4
Local crops are suffering from rain, lack of sun
Corn, soybeans and wheat may look promising in the fields, but telltale yellowing and patchiness indicate too much water. next play/pause pre ... «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
5
Plus Or Minus Review
Even with the least of expectations, 'Plus or Minus' is bound to let you down with its patchiness. Sadly there are just minuses around here and ... «Nowrunning, Jul 15»
6
Give Greece A Chance, Again – OpEd
Pensions were, and continue to be, extremely important, because they boost domestic demand and, at the same time, given the patchiness of ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
7
Give Greece a chance ... again
Pensions were, and continue to be, extremely important, because they boost domestic demand and, at the same time, given the patchiness of ... «Politico, Jul 15»
8
Summer Budget 2015: Osborne has learned the lessons of power
... where Greece, or the patchiness of the international recovery (see China's stock market travails this week), make his forecasts vulnerable. «Prospect, Jul 15»
9
The Beauty Drop - "The Tan"
The result was a tan that faded away gradually over the course of a week, without any patchiness. YAY. Regardless of what products you use, application is key. «Her.ie, Jul 15»
10
How Birds Living in Sky Islands Got Disconnected
This new study asks if this natural patchiness makes them immune to more recent habitat fragmentation that we humans have imposed on them ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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