tilth at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:
[tılθ]
tilth at English => English (The Britannica Concise) Of Explained:
Physical condition of soil, especially in relation to its suitability for planting or growing a crop. Factors that determine tilth include the formation and stability of aggregated soil particles, moisture content, degree of aeration, rate of water infiltration, and drainage. The tilth of a soil can change rapidly, depending on environmental factors such as changes in moisture. The objective of tillage (mechanical manipulation of the soil) is to improve tilth, thereby increasing crop production; in the long term, however, conventional tillage, especially plowing, often has the opposite effect, causing the soil to break down and become compacted.
Tilth at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Tilth \Tilth\, n. [AS. til?, fr. tilian to till. See {Till} to
cultivate.]
1. The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop;
culture; as, land is good tilth.
The tilth and rank fertility of its golden youth.
--De Quincey.
2. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [R.]
And so by tilth and grange . . . We gained the
mother city. --Tennyson.
tilth at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
tilth
n 1: the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for
supporting plant growth
2: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising
crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {plowland}, {ploughland},
{tilled land}, {tillage}]
tilth at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Etymology
Inter: etyl » ang Inter: term » tilian|lang=angNoun
Inter: en-noun » -Translations
Inter: trans-top » the state of being tilledInter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Related terms
* till- tillage
Translation: my » tilth
Translation: ta » tilth
Translation: te » tilth
Translation: vi » tilth