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词汇 aquaponics
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Definition of aquaponics in English:

aquaponics

plural noun akwəˈpɒnɪksˌäkwəˈpäniks
  • treated as singular A system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic creatures supplies the nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water.

    thanks to its automatic recirculating system, aquaponics does not require much monitoring or measuring
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We also chose to incorporate fish cultivation through the use of aquaponics, allowing us to farm protein and produce at the same time.
    • By using eco friendly methods such as aquaponics, hydroponics, aquagardening, aquaculture and fish farming the world should be able to eat green!
    • Still in its infancy, aquaponics is following a steady upward growth curve.
    • Although aquaponics is seen primarily as providing a valuable twin crop for commercial hydroponic growers, Chapman says the dual system is also an opportunity for backyard hobbyists
    • His zeal for aquaponics led him to the farming class.
    • Aquaponics, or the cultivation of plants that grow on the surface of nutrient rich ponds, is the final stage in the system.
    • He tried to introduce aquaponics, a self-replenishing agricultural system, to rural villages.
    • Described as a "fish farm-cum-kitchen garden," the Local River works using the principle of aquaponics, a system used in Far East fish-farms.
    • A new indoor fish-growing and aquaponics facility will enable inmates to grow fish for meals and produce fertilizer that will allow them to grow produce year-round.
    • Mr. Hughey is not just another proselytizer for aquaponics but, in his words, an ‘agri-missionary’ who hopes to help feed the developing world.
    • "Since we don't want to give up the rich diet we now enjoy, technologies like aquaponics can fill a gap and help us to grow things such as pak choi, which would otherwise be imported."

Derivatives

  • aquaponic

  • adjective
    • There are also potential green 'aquaponic' concepts of using water from fish ponds to irrigate hydroponic plant crops then recirculating the purified water to the fish tanks.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The project provides entrepreneur training, startup assistance, and regional marketing for future "aquaponic" operations in eastern Kentucky.
      • The barge also features some aquaponic techniques, which rely on the natural give and take between creatures and plants.
      • The farm, which thrives on a recirculated aquaponic system, offered tender Bibb lettuce ($3 a head) and beautiful leeks ($1 each).
      • Their aquaponic greenhouses would be built in vacant lots and on rooftops.

Origin

1930s (in the sense 'hydroponics'): blend of aqua- and hydroponics.

Definition of aquaponics in US English:

aquaponics

plural nounˌäkwəˈpäniks
  • treated as singular A system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water.

    thanks to its automatic recirculating system, aquaponics does not require much monitoring or measuring
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Aquaponics, or the cultivation of plants that grow on the surface of nutrient rich ponds, is the final stage in the system.
    • Still in its infancy, aquaponics is following a steady upward growth curve.
    • Described as a "fish farm-cum-kitchen garden," the Local River works using the principle of aquaponics, a system used in Far East fish-farms.
    • He tried to introduce aquaponics, a self-replenishing agricultural system, to rural villages.
    • By using eco friendly methods such as aquaponics, hydroponics, aquagardening, aquaculture and fish farming the world should be able to eat green!
    • His zeal for aquaponics led him to the farming class.
    • We also chose to incorporate fish cultivation through the use of aquaponics, allowing us to farm protein and produce at the same time.
    • Mr. Hughey is not just another proselytizer for aquaponics but, in his words, an ‘agri-missionary’ who hopes to help feed the developing world.
    • Although aquaponics is seen primarily as providing a valuable twin crop for commercial hydroponic growers, Chapman says the dual system is also an opportunity for backyard hobbyists
    • "Since we don't want to give up the rich diet we now enjoy, technologies like aquaponics can fill a gap and help us to grow things such as pak choi, which would otherwise be imported."
    • A new indoor fish-growing and aquaponics facility will enable inmates to grow fish for meals and produce fertilizer that will allow them to grow produce year-round.

Origin

1930s (in the sense ‘hydroponics’): blend of aqua- and hydroponics.

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