infilling
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- noun
- /ˈɪnˌfɪlɪŋ/
- Specialized
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- The morphology of the soil in the upper 50 centimeters is consistent with infilling (either anthropogenic or natural sedimentation) after the terrace was built in the Late Classic period.
Examples
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We've seen occasions where the infilling process has kept creating measurements for years after a station has closed down.
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Using the infilling approach and a robust atmospheric correction scheme, they outlined the differing stress conditions of a corn crop under nitrogen treatment.
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In this example, this infilling can be seen to successfully recover the chin region, which is entirely missing in the original scan.
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The first two decades of the twentieth century witnessed the infilling of the 1907 extension.
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The Texcoco aqueducts involved the infilling of low points between hills, around the sides of which canals passed (Fig. 9).
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In these studies, airborne data were acquired by the Aisa imaging spectrometer (Specim, Finland), and following the application of the infilling method, researchers were able to discern the effects of different nitrogen treatments on corn crops.
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The construction project required the infilling of the gaps in the foundation with concrete to ensure stability.
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They used bricks as infilling to support the walls of the new building during its renovation.
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During the urban development, the city decided that infilling the abandoned lots with green space would enhance the neighborhood.
Synonyms
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Material used to put into a hole to level the ground
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A substance used to fill cracks, holes, or gaps in things
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The act of putting things into a space or writing details to make something complete
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Material used to fill a hole or trench after work is done
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Putting more of something into something that is almost empty, like a printer or water cooler
Filling a hole or trench with soil to make the ground level
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Infilling comes from the prefix in- meaning 'into' and the word fill meaning 'to make full'. So infilling is literally the material or the act of putting something 'into' a space to 'make it full', like sand or gravel poured into a gap to steady a path.