field capacity

/fild kəˌpæsədi/
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Definitions of field capacity
  1. noun
    the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
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    type of:
    capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit
    a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
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