hydroponics

English

Etymology

hydro- (“water”) +‎ Ancient Greek πονος (ponos, “work, labour”) +‎ -ics.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/
(General American) enPR: hī'drə-pŏnʹĭks, IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/
Rhymes: -ɒnɪks
Hyphenation: hy‧dro‧pon‧ics

Noun

hydroponics (uncountable)

The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. [from 1937]
- 2013, Nathaniel Cross, The Guide To Hydroponic Gardening For The Novice: How To Grow Great Vegetables Without Soil, Speedy Publishing LLC (→ISBN)
  Despite relying on water alone to grow plants, hydroponics systems require 90 percent less water than crops grown in soil, due to water recycling and the self-contained nature of the system. Because of the closed nature of the system, it is […]

Derived terms

aquaponics
hydroponic (adjective)
hydroponically
hydroponicist
hydroponicum

Coordinate terms

aeroponics, aquaponics, geoponics, organoponics

Hyponyms

hydroculture

Translations

cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution

Chinese:
Mandarin: 無土栽培 (zh), 无土栽培 (zh) (wútǔ zāipéi), 水耕栽培 (shuǐgēng zāipéi), 水培 (shuǐpéi)
Finnish: vesiviljely (fi)
French: hydroponie (fr) f
German: Hydrokultur f
Greek: υδροπονία (el) f (ydroponía)

Icelandic: vökvaræktun f, vatnsrækt f
Italian: idroponica f
Japanese: 水耕栽培 (すいこうさいばい, suikō saibai), 水栽培 (みずさいばい, mizusaibai)
Russian: гидропо́ника (ru) f (gidropónika)
Tagalog: danumlinangan

Further reading

hydroponics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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