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precommercial

precommercial

7.8
Happening before a product is ready to be sold
  • adjective
  • /priːkəˈmɜːrʃəl/
translation icon : precomercial
  • Trees were selected for precommercial thinning on the basis of removing trees with poor form and for creating a relatively even spacing between trees.
  • precommercial thinning
  • precommercial thinning treatments

Examples

  • At age 28, precommercial thinning produced a higher proportion of sawtimber than the absence of precommercial thinning, even though the entire stand had been thinned to a uniform density at age 17.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Precommercial thinning had a greater influence on the proportions of forest product types than the vegetation suppression treatments.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Tree Growth before Precommercial Thinning

    Academic text (2017)
  • Green weight per tree was significantly affected by the year X precommercial thinning interaction and herbicide treatment effects.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Interestingly, yields of the HERB treatment were relatively high when precommercial thinning was conducted.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The gains in tree height, dbh, and green weight per tree from precommercial thinning in all years observed probably contributed to this increased sawtimber development rate.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Precommercial thinning led to similar stand densities at thinning, and thinning yields were similar among all treatments.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The study focused on precommercial practices to enhance the growth potential of young trees.

  • The method of precommercial thinning is crucial for ensuring that forest growth remains healthy and well-distributed.

  • Many forest management strategies include precommercial steps to prepare trees for future commercial harvesting.

How Commercial

commercial
56 3.2
pilot
  • Jargon
110 4.6
precommercial
7.8
experimental
223 4.7

Surface Forms

precommercial positive

Morphology

precommercial = commercial (transparent) = pre + commerc + ial

Adding 'pre-' to 'commercial' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before the commercial stage'.

Etymology

Precommercial starts with pre- meaning 'before' and ends with commercial, which is related to commerce meaning 'buying and selling'. So precommercial describes a stage when something exists 'before' it is ready to be sold, such as early tests or research.