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词汇 water stress
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Definition of water stress in English:

water stress

noun ˈwɔːtə ˌstrɛs
  • 1Mechanical stress in a structure or part arising from the presence of water nearby or inside it.

  • 2Botany and Agriculture. Physiological stress experienced by a plant as a result of a lack of available moisture or a low water potential in the surrounding soil; an instance of this.

  • 3Economic or political pressures in a country or region as a result of insufficient access to fresh water.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Power. From water + stress.

water stress1

noun
  • 1Physiological stress experienced by a plant as a result of a lack of available moisture.

    poor root–soil contact often creates water stress in newly transplanted trees
  • 2A situation in which the water resources in a region or country are insufficient for its needs.

    by then, some 47 percent of the world's population will be living in areas of high water stress

water stress2

noun
  • 1Mechanical stress in a structure or part arising from the presence of water nearby or inside it.

  • 2Botany and Agriculture. Physiological stress experienced by a plant as a result of a lack of available moisture or a low water potential in the surrounding soil; an instance of this.

  • 3Economic or political pressures in a country or region as a result of insufficient access to fresh water.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Power. From water + stress.

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