spraying
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈspreɪɪŋ/
:
pulverización
- Even with escapes, spraying of phages on spores substantially reduced bacterial growth.
- aerial spraying
- insecticide spraying
- herbicide spraying
Examples
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With the advent of synthetic insecticides in the mid-1940s, ground spraying of tsetse fly habitat with persistent organochlorines was introduced.
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Watery compost extracts are applied directly to plant surfaces via conventional high-pressure spraying apparatus.
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Dust can be reduced in heavy traffic areas by periodic spraying of water.
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Several years of repeated spraying are often needed to bring an infestation under control.
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During the first several years after herbicidal spraying, more than four inches were lost to erosion in one area.
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The shift toward monitoring and away from blanket spraying has resulted in a two-thirds reduction in total pesticide costs.
Academic text (1996) -
When incoming medflies are captured in mainland traps, aerial spraying of malathion insecticide may follow.
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Farmers used spraying techniques to protect their crops from pests and diseases.
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The city organized spraying to control the mosquito population during the summer months.
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After spraying the plants with fertilizer, they grew much healthier and stronger.
Synonyms
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4.6
Spraying crops from a low-flying plane with chemicals to kill pests or help them grow
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3.7
Spraying very small drops of water into the air to cool and make it wet
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2.5
A light fall of small drops like rain or water
Spraying a fine mist of insect spray or disinfectant to kill pests
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spraying comes from the word spray, which at first meant a 'small branch' and later was used for anything sent out in many small parts, like a cloud of tiny drops. So spraying is the act of sending out those tiny drops, for example when you spray water or chemicals over crops.