Antonyms for hydroponics
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : hahy-druh-pon-iks |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhaɪ drəˈpɒn ɪks |
Definition of hydroponics
Origin :- 1937, formed in English from hydro- + -ponics, from Greek ponein "to labor, toil," from ponos "labor" (see span (v.)). Related: Hydroponic (adj.).
- As in tank farming : noun growing plants in liquid
- As in farming : noun producing crops, raising animals
- If it wasn't for hydroponics and the Ag Culture controls, we'd be licked right now.
- Extract from : « This Crowded Earth » by Robert Bloch
- I guess you'd say that there were a lot of jobs in the aquariums and the hydroponics gardens.
- Extract from : « Captives of the Flame » by Samuel R. Delany
- All the sailors on the ship must have had hydroponics or its equivalent on the brain.
- Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred
- To the left lay the hydroponics tanks, and to the right, the mutants' cubicles.
- Extract from : « Earth Alert! » by Kris Neville
- Then we made a dash for hydroponics, toward the rear of the ship.
- Extract from : « Let'em Breathe Space » by Lester del Rey
- And I'll need Jenny to work the hydroponics, with any help she requires.
- Extract from : « Let'em Breathe Space » by Lester del Rey
- The tomato has been widely used in experiments in solution-culture of plants, sometimes called "hydroponics."
- Extract from : « The Tomato » by Paul Work
- Some days later, a pair of rapidly dulling wings were found on the floor of the hydroponics chamber.
- Extract from : « Once a Greech » by Evelyn E. Smith
- Then he moved toward the entrance to hydroponics and pulled out the ship speaker mike.
- Extract from : « Let'em Breathe Space » by Lester del Rey
- "All hands and passengers will assemble in hydroponics within five minutes," he announced.
- Extract from : « Let'em Breathe Space » by Lester del Rey
Synonyms for hydroponics
- agriculture
- agronomics
- agronomy
- aquaculture
- breeding
- crop-raising
- cultivation
- culture
- feeding
- fertilizing
- gardening
- geoponics
- gleaning
- grazing
- growing
- harvesting
- homesteading
- hydroponics
- landscaping
- operating
- production
- ranching
- reaping
- seeding
- share-cropping
- soil culture
- threshing
- tillage
- tray agriculture
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