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Meaning of "spatfall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPATFALL

spatfall  [ˈspætˌfɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPATFALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spatfall 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 SPATFALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spatfall in the English dictionary

The definition of spatfall in the dictionary is a mass of larvae on the sea bed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPATFALL


ashfall
ˈæʃˌfɔːl
catfall
ˈkætˌfɔːl
deadfall
ˈdɛdˌfɔːl
downfall
ˈdaʊnˌfɔːl
evenfall
ˈiːvənˌfɔːl
footfall
ˈfʊtˌfɔːl
icefall
ˈaɪsˌfɔːl
infall
ˈɪnˌfɔːl
landfall
ˈlændˌfɔːl
nightfall
ˈnaɪtˌfɔːl
outfall
ˈaʊtˌfɔːl
overfall
ˈəʊvəˌfɔːl
pinfall
ˈpɪnˌfɔːl
pitfall
ˈpɪtˌfɔːl
pratfall
ˈprætˌfɔːl
rainfall
ˈreɪnˌfɔːl
shortfall
ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːl
snowfall
ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl
waterfall
ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl
windfall
ˈwɪndˌfɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPATFALL

spat
spatangoid
spatchcock
spate
spathaceous
spathal
spathe
spathed
spathic
spathiphyllum
spathose
spathulate
spatial
spatial frequency
spatialisation
spatiality
spatialization
spatially
spatiotemporal
spatiotemporally

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPATFALL

acceleration of free fall
backfall
befall
bergfall
chainfall
crossfall
dewfall
fall
flag fall
free fall
jawfall
misfall
onfall
refall
ride for a fall
rock fall
take the fall

Synonyms and antonyms of spatfall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spatfall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPATFALL

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

Translator English - Chinese

苗附着
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

captación de semilla
570 millions of speakers

English

spatfall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spatfall
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spatfall
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

spatfall
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spatfall
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spatfall
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la fixation du naissain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spatfall
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spatfall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spatfall
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spatfall
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spatfall
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spatfall
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spatfall
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॅटफॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spatfall
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spatfall
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spatfall
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

spatfall
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spatfall
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spatfall
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spatfall
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spatfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spatfall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spatfall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPATFALL»

The term «spatfall» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.192 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPATFALL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPATFALL»

Discover the use of spatfall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spatfall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Issues in Life Sciences: Aquatic and Marine Life: 2011 Edition
For the long-term data set, spatfall events and the amount of spatfall increased markedly with strong offshore winds. On days with high tidal range, there tended to be an increase in the amount of spatfall, but this trend was not significant ...
‎2012
2
Bivalve Mollusc Culture Research in Thailand
Spatfall The hatchery study on induced breeding of green mussels during the Project (see Sahavatcharint et al., this report) indicated that spat settlement occurred 17-21 days after spawning under laboratory conditions. Based on these results, ...
Tanittha Chongpeepien, 1988
3
Popular Science
The spatfall takes place usually on the muddy flats between high and low tide marks where the tiny mollusks cover every solid object like swarming bees. TO PROVIDE suitable resting places for the spat, oyster men scatter "cultch" — clean  ...
4
Molluscan Shellfish Farming
In the main, spat collection depends on gathering wild spat, and in circumstances where spat collectors are deployed requires a fairly accurate knowledge of the timing of spatfall. In temperate waters, mussel spawning/settlement usually ...
Brian Spencer, 2008
5
Marine Mussels, Their Ecology and Physiology
Settlement periods ofM. edulis \1 M Comments Especially on zoophytes; maximum spatfall end of summer Some spatfall almost any time of year Spatfall starts in spring and continues until early June Especially after denudations by storms and ...
Brian Leicester Bayne, 1976
6
Field Guide to Appropriate Technology
Some oyster and mussel farmers experienced with spat collection advise the placement of spat collectors in the water about one week prior to maximum spatfall. There is evidence that the marine bacterial films that build up on spat collectors ...
Barrett Hazeltine, Christopher Bull, 2003
7
Coastal Shellfish — A Sustainable Resource: A Sustainable ...
These remnants often are a good basis for new spatfall and should be considered important for restoration of the bed. Very old beds may stabilise creek patterns, because clay and shell layers are erosion resistant. As has been said, mussel ...
Gavin Burnell, 2002
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Water Chlorination: Chemistry, Environmental Impact and ...
Haven Harbor, one adjacent to the East Shore STP, the other at a relatively remote seaward location.20 CPO was elevated at the stations where spatfall was inhibited, ranging between 0.27 and 0.33 mg/L CPO. These residuals are at least an ...
Jolley, 1990
9
The Biology and Culture of Tropical Oysters
Most biological studies of the potential of oyster culture in the tropical environment have dealt with some aspect of setting or "spatfall". In areas with temperature or salinity extremes, such as Hong Kong or the monsoonal coasts of India, setting ...
C. L. Angell, 1986
10
The Pearl Oyster
Levels of spatfall on substrates suspended at various depths are shown in Table 6.7. Pearl oyster veligers are considered to be photopositive (Nayar et al., 1987). Table 6.7 shows studies that found higher levels of settlement at shallow depths ...
Paul Southgate, John Lucas, 2011

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPATFALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spatfall is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BP oil spill: In hard-hit oyster areas, concrete mountains rise 5 years …
The agency has said the spat, or young oysters, "represent the future oyster resource in an area where oyster stocks continue to be low and spatfall has ... «NOLA.com, Apr 15»
2
Danish oyster farmer projects five-fold revenue growth on high prices
In 2013, Danish sellfish center DTU Aqua obtained the first major controlled spatfall. Since then, research and development has continued. Oyster Boat, for its ... «Undercurrent News, Feb 15»
3
Oyster fishing ban imposed after Solent stocks fall dramatically
There's some sort of pollution or something else that is going on out there that we are unaware of is affecting that oyster spatfall. 'These were fisheries that ... «Portsmouth News, Oct 13»
4
Oyster recovery "amazing" in Shore creek
"In my four years as the Choptank Riverkeeper, I have never seen spatfall density like there is in Harris Creek." Harris Creek, on the east side of Tilghman Island ... «Baltimore Sun, Feb 13»
5
Weather cited for better-than-average spatfalls in MD, VA
Maryland last year saw the biggest baby oyster boom -or spatfall - in its portion of the Bay in more than a decade, providing a sliver of good news for the critical ... «The Chesapeake Bay Journal, Mar 11»

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