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Meaning of "softwood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOFTWOOD

softwood  [ˈsɒftˌwʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOFTWOOD

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Softwood 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 SOFTWOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

softwood

Softwood

Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers. Evergreen trees are often called softwoods with the notable exceptions being bald cypress and the larches. Softwood is the source of about 80% of the world's production of timber, with traditional centres of production being the Baltic region, North America and China. The term is opposed to hardwood, which is the wood from angiosperm trees. Softwoods are not necessarily softer than hardwoods. In both groups there is an enormous variation in actual wood hardness, with the range in density in hardwoods completely including that of softwoods; some hardwoods are softer than most softwoods, while the hardest hardwoods are much harder than any softwood. The woods of longleaf pine, douglas fir, and yew are much harder in the mechanical sense than several hardwoods.

Definition of softwood in the English dictionary

The definition of softwood in the dictionary is the open-grained wood of any of numerous coniferous trees, such as pine and cedar, as distinguished from that of a dicotyledonous tree. Other definition of softwood is any tree yielding this wood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOFTWOOD


bentwood
ˈbɛntˌwʊd
Bollywood
ˈbɒlɪˌwʊd
Brentwood
ˈbrɛntˌwʊd
bulletwood
ˈbʊlɪtˌwʊd
coltwood
ˈkəʊltˌwʊd
driftwood
ˈdrɪftˌwʊd
fatwood
ˈfætˌwʊd
Fleetwood
ˈfliːtˌwʊd
fruitwood
ˈfruːtˌwʊd
giltwood
ˈɡɪltˌwʊd
heartwood
ˈhɑːtˌwʊd
Hollywood
ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd
latewood
ˈleɪtˌwʊd
lightwood
ˈlaɪtˌwʊd
nutwood
ˈnʌtˌwʊd
splintwood
ˈsplɪntˌwʊd
sweetwood
ˈswiːtˌwʊd
walnutwood
ˈwɔːlnʌtˌwʊd
Westwood
ˈwɛstˌwʊd
whitewood
ˈwaɪtˌwʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOFTWOOD

softhead
softheadedly
softhearted
softheartedly
softheartedness
softie
softish
softling
softly
softly-softly
softness
softs
software
software engineer
software engineering
software house
software library
software package
software program
sog

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFTWOOD

Atwood
blackwood
cottonwood
Eastwood
elmwood
firewood
from the wood
Goodwood
greenwood
Isherwood
oakwood
out of the wood
plywood
redwood
rosewood
Sherwood
Tollywood
underwood
wildwood
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of softwood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «softwood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFTWOOD

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

Translator English - Chinese

软木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blanda
570 millions of speakers

English

softwood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

softwood
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخشب اللين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвойных пород
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resinosas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোমল কাষ্ঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bois tendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kayu lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weichholz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

針葉樹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침엽수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gổ mềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

softwood
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॉफ्टवुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumuşak kereste
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legno dolce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iglastego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвойних порід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rasinoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακό ξύλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sagtehout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barrved
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bartre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of softwood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFTWOOD»

The term «softwood» is regularly used and occupies the 59.539 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFTWOOD» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SOFTWOOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word softwood.
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Paul Cellucci
Our ties are deep and long-standing. We are dependent on each other. And no matter what the issue of the day, whether it be softwood lumber, whether it be a war in Iraq, we need to continue to work together.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFTWOOD»

Discover the use of softwood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to softwood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Softwood Lumber War: "Politics, Economics, and the Long ...
Finally, the softwood lumber trade dispute has taken place as trade dispute settlement mechanisms under FTA, NAFTA, and WTO have been implemented. Why have these mechanisms not worked effectively to resolve the softwood lumber ...
Daowei Professor Zhang, 2010
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Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
LUMBER AND MAN-MADE BOARDS Lumber is classified into two main groups, softwood and hardwood, according to the type of tree it comes from. Softwoods are from coniferous trees such as firs and pines, hardwoods are from deciduous ...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009
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The Softwood Lumber Dispute and Canada-U.S. Trade in Natural ...
U.S. softwood lumber industry especially vulnerable to competition from imports. The response of the U.S. industry and their political allies was to ignore the role of freely operating market forces and comparative advantages and instead to ...
Michael Percy, Christian Good Yoder, 1987
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Popular Mechanics
JOURNAL. HOW. TO. BUY. Hardwood. And. Softwood. Lumber. All lumber isn't created alike. Here's how to tell the difference. BY NEAL BARRETT • When it comes to buying tools, you know amperage and capacity, you know which ...
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The Encyclopedia of Wood
For many years, softwood lumber has demonstrated the versatility of wood by serving as a primary raw material for construction and ... In this role, softwood lumber has been produced in a wide variety of products from many different species.
U S Dept of Agriculture, 2007
6
Softwood Lumber from Canada, Invs. 701-TA-414 and 731-TA-928 ...
lumber, and therefore are a separate domestic like product.47 It argued that the principal uses of softwood lumber are for new residential construction and repair and remodeling, whereas wooden bed-frame components are not suitable for ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Softwood Lumber from Canada
U.S. SOFTWOOD LUMBER MARKET CONDITIONS, JANUARY 1999-MARCH 200218 The material in this section was prepared by USITC staff and relies on third-party published analyses covering January 1999 to end of March 2002, which ...
Frederick W. Ruggles, 1982
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Renewable Resources for Industrial Materials: A Report of ...
If this trend continues the potential for the export of west coast softwood products will improve and current restrictions on the export of softwood timber in log form will be less significant. Since the U.S. operates essentially in the context of a ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Renewable Resources for Industrial Materials, 1976
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Problems of the softwood lumber industry: Hearings before ...
Committee Serial No. 20. Discusses the impact of lumber imports on the U.S. softwood lumber industry. Apr. 26 hearing was held in Columbia, S.C.; Apr. 27 hearing was held in Atlanta, Ga.; and May 4 hearing was held in Shreveport, La.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, 1963
10
Increasing softwood dimension yield from small logs: Best ...
The report presents a system of precisely locating where to make the opening cut in a log so the maximum yield of softwood dimension lumber can be achieved.
Hiram Hallock, David W. Lewis, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFTWOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term softwood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Softwood felled in the UK for plant health reasons doubles
Felling of softwood trees in the UK under plant health legislation accounted for seven per cent of all softwood felling last year, according to latest figures from the ... «Horticulture Week, May 15»
2
The Difference Between Hard and Soft Wood Has Zero to Do With …
Generally speaking, wood is often put into one of two categories- hardwood and softwood. But what exactly makes a given piece of wood qualify as either hard ... «Gizmodo, May 15»
3
NTTA hosts 2015 Softwood Conference in Amsterdam
The International Softwood Conference (ISC) 2015 is taking place from 4-6 November in Amsterdam by invitation of the Royal Netherland Timber Trade ... «EUWID Wood Products and Panels, May 15»
4
Wood Resources International LLC: Increased Price Discrepancy …
In February 2015, the FOEX softwood chip price index (PIX-SCG) was 14.8 percent ... The price discrepancy between softwood and hardwood chip prices has ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
5
Canadian producers worried softwood lumber deal will expire in …
Canada's lumber producers fear the softwood lumber agreement with the United States will be allowed to expire in October, ending nine years of stability. «CTV News, Apr 15»
6
Engineered softwood could transform pulp, biofuel industries
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. «Biomass Magazine, Apr 15»
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Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel …
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. «University of Wisconsin-Madison, Apr 15»
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GCC construction boom drives softwood demand
Aiming to leverage the potential across the region, American Softwoods (Amso), the promotional partnership formed by three major US softwood trade ... «Trade Arabia, Apr 15»
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Softwood Lumber Board Partners with the U.S. Department of …
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Secretary of Agriculture announced a partnership agreement between the Softwood Lumber Board ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
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Wood Resources International LLC: Softwood lumber prices fell …
Softwood lumber exports were 5-8% higher in Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries in 2014 compared to 2013, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. «Business Wire, Mar 15»

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