microenvironment
- noun
- /ˌmaɪkroʊɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
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microambiente
- An equivalent citrus nutritional program using compost and a fertilizer approach not only adequately nourishes the plants and grows the crop, but also improves the quality of the microenvironment in the grove.
That was the creative capacity that all people had to determine their own microenvironment.
- That was the creative capacity that all people had to determine their own microenvironment.
Examples
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The compacted bowl of soil holds rainwater, creating a microenvironment in which seedlings that are otherwise rare in tallgrass prairie—sedges and rushes—can grow.
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It may develop in response to changes in the local microenvironment, such as those that can occur after surgery or radiotherapy.
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Forest microenvironments, in turn, become shadier, cooler, and moister.
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Surfaces of the wood chips, straw, and leaves provide microenvironments upon which bacteria and fungi thrive.
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The compacted bowl of soil holds rainwater, creating a microenvironment in which seedlings that are otherwise rare in tallgrass prairie—sedges and rushes—can grow.
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Surfaces of the wood chips, straw, and leaves provide microenvironments upon which bacteria and fungi thrive.
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Forest microenvironments, in turn, become shadier, cooler, and moister.
Synonyms
A small place inside a habitat where certain animals or plants live
A small habitat, like a drop of pond water, that supports tiny plants and animals
How Small
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
microenvironment = environment (transparent) = micro + environment
The word is directly composed of 'micro' meaning small and 'environment', so the overall meaning is readily recoverable from its parts.
Etymology
Microenvironment combines the prefix micro- which means 'small' and appears in words like microscope, with environment which means 'surroundings'. So it literally means a 'small surrounding', which is why we use it for a tiny area inside a larger place that has different conditions.