transpiration
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- noun
- /ˌtrænspəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
transpiración
- Trees release moisture into the air through transpiration, which is essential for maintaining humidity levels.
- transpiration rate
- leaf transpiration
- plant transpiration
Examples
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I was still young and didn't yet understand about plant transpiration, so I asked him what he meant.
Blog text (34) -
Stomata of CAM succulents are closed and highly effective in limiting transpiration during the daytime.
Academic text (1998) -
Such a reduction is primarily associated with an increase in transpiration.
Academic text (2017) -
Planting these trees should increase transpiration and, so, "pump" excess water from the soil.
Academic text (1990) -
And high humidity limits plant transpiration and so limits agricultural production.
Blog text (18) -
Between changes, add distilled or de-ionized water to replace that which is lost via transpiration.
Academic text (2001) -
Scientists will establish baseline data by measuring surface water, groundwater, and transpiration.
Academic text (1997) -
Thus, the planting pattern does not significantly affect H2O conductance and transpiration rate of crops.
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Unlike grasses, trees provide strong mechanical reinforcement of the ground and can effect large withdrawals of water for transpiration.
Academic text (1991) -
At the flag and maturity stages without irrigation, the transpiration rate of the flag leaves in SRPP was lower than that in DRPP.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
When plants lose water from their leaves as vapor
How Much
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transpiration comes from Latin parts trans- 'across' and spirare 'to breathe', the same root as in respire. For plants, it is like 'breathing across' because water vapor moves from leaves into the air, so the name fits the release of moisture into the atmosphere.